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Toolkit, other resources help Hoosier Medicaid recipients navigate end of federal public health emerApril 1 marks the end of the federal mandate that makes states provide continued coverage leaving, some Hoosiers ineligible for Medicaid.
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16-year-old Anthony Hutchens was sentenced to 55 years for the murder of 6-year-old Grace Ross and another 9 consecutive years for child molestation.
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Bills banning gender-affirming care for minors and criminalizing bystanders around police head to the governor. And a constitutional amendment expanding bail denial advances.
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Indiana lawmakers are close to requiring schools to fire – or not hire – people with certain criminal records. But the bill also opens the door for schools to make exceptions in some cases.
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If you have questions about the proposed satellite highway garage in Granger, the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners wants to hear from you.
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Affordable housing advocates say a new housing infrastructure loan fund would be a transformative game-changer – if it’s adequately funded.
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Direct support professionals can provide a critical service to people in Indiana with disabilities by providing in-home and group-setting care. But in some cases, DSPs abuse and neglect those they’re supposed to care for and, advocates say, often get away with it by switching jobs.
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A House committee narrowly cleared a change Wednesday to the Indiana Constitution to dramatically expand who can be held in jail without bail before trial.
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A bill that would require students to receive instruction on financial literacy in schools was amended significantly in the House Education Committee Wednesday.
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On-duty police can get a 25-foot bubble around them that the public can’t cross under legislation headed to the governor’s desk.
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The Indiana House and Senate are advancing each other’s mental health treatment priority bills this session. And chamber leaders say providing funding for both will be part of the final budget bill.
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An expansion to the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, rejected changes to the ban on gender-affirming care for minors and legislation inviting a lawsuit.
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House Bill 1462 would require emergency departments to assess their ability to provide intervention support to patients with substance use disorder.
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About 1 in 10 Hoosier families face food insecurity. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – also known as SNAP or food stamps – can help them get food on the table. But requirements to repeatedly reapply for SNAP can be difficult. This week, legislators gave the governor the opportunity to sign a bill alleviating that difficulty for a few people, but not all.
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The Pennsylvania Democrat had been receiving treatment for depression at Walter Reed hospital in Washington, D.C. Fetterman's depression is now in remission, according to his doctor.
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The blockbuster $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit is set to go to trial next month in a Delaware court.
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James Taylor, Brandi Carlile, Annie Lennox and Angélique Kidjo are among the artists performing on Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, airing on PBS this evening.
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At least one person was killed in the Little Rock area, and two in the northest Arkansas town of Wynne. A roof collapse during a concert in Belvedere, Illinois, killed one and injured dozens.
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The historic indictment of the former president raises all sorts of legal, political and logistical questions. While it's early days, experts expect a delayed trial after Tuesday's arraignment.