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Road salt can reduce car accidents on icy winter days. But it often doesn’t stay on the road — and that runoff can harm aquatic life in rivers and lakes as well as damage plants and soil.

AAA projects 2.9 million Hoosiers will be traveling for the holidays this year.

The average salary for teachers in Indiana is over $60,000, according to last year’s teacher compensation report. Although teacher pay is up from previous years, the state still pays less than most others.

A central Indiana youth advocacy group wants the state to invest in more affordable housing for Hoosier families. The Marion County Commission on Youth said lack of housing and other basic needs can cause a negative domino effect for children.

Since it launched in May, only about 1,400 Indiana residents have completed applications to save money on things like water heaters and insulation.

The one-time investment comes as U.S. farmers struggle with rising costs and sweeping tariffs. Most of the funding, $11 billion, will go toward farmers that produce row crops such as corn, soybeans and wheat.

Gov. Mike Braun picked three new members of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. The agency decides whether a utility can charge its customers for the cost of things like new power plants and lines. So far, consumer advocates seem fairly pleased with Braun's choices.

The defeat today in the Indiana Senate, where 40 of the 50 members are Republicans, is the first time Trump's redistricting campaign has been voted down by members of his own party.

House Republicans and the Trump administration have proposed significant cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency next fiscal year. They say it’s an effort to reduce “wasteful spending” and give more environmental oversight back to states like Indiana.

Indiana House Republicans' proposed congressional redistricting map was designed by the conservative group National Republican Redistricting Trust.