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This week’s Friday Pitch-In kicks off with an update on Indiana’s 2020 legislative session. Our statehouse reporter will catch us up on that Pregnancy Accommodations bill the Governor wanted, and a possible short-term extension on syringe exchange programs.

Children on Medicaid in Indiana who need inpatient mental health services are typically allowed three days in a facility, including weekends when medication approval is difficult to get. Health care workers need to request permission to keep them longer. But many say three days isn't enough, and that those requests are often rejected.

Indiana recently marked 100 years since its ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. There have always been perceptions about how women vote. But are they true? We talk about it with the authors of a new book on the topic, “A Century of Votes for Women.”

New research defines financial infidelity as "engaging in any financial behavior that is expected to be disapproved of by one’s romantic partner and intentionally failing to disclose this behavior to them."

Today we learn about what financial infidelity looks like in a relationship, whether or not it can be predicted, and the short-term and long-term impact it can have on couples.

Produced by Maggie Gelon.

Every 10 years the census gives us an updated snapshot of the people who make up America, with details about their age, race, gender and income.

This week’s Friday Pitch-In kicks off with an update on Indiana’s 2020 legislative session. A bill focused on gun training for teachers heads to the House, and we talk about which Democratic gubernatorial candidates are left to run against Gov. Holcomb in November.

A major flood devastated Tipton County in 2013. Scientists say more are likely coming to the state, with rainfall rates going up in the winter and spring seasons.

How well prepared for flooding are Indiana’s communities? And how does climate change affect flood risk?

Produced by Maggie Gelon.

Guests:

Jason Henderson
Tipton County Surveyor

This week’s Friday Pitch-In kicks off with a look at what happened at the Statehouse this week, with reporter Brandon Smith.

This week’s Friday Pitch-In kicks off with a recap of what’s happening at the Statehouse with Reporter Brandon Smith.

We also get commentary on the governor’s State of the State speech from political analyst Andy Downs, and we sit down with Butler Arts Professor Wendy Meaden, who’s writing a textbook on mask making.

Produced by Matt Pelsor.

Guests:

The Cold War was an era full of espionage – clandestine operations, stolen secrets, and long cons. And one of the best spies in the United States came from Indiana. Bill Harvey’s career took him from the FBI to the CIA, where he was called “America’s James Bond” by a fellow intelligence officer.

Indiana Humanities is getting ready to launch its INseparable film tour, which explores the real, and sometimes perceived, differences between rural, suburban and urban communities in the state. The tour will travel across the state to showcase five short documentaries that explore Hoosier identities.

We talk to some of the filmmakers behind these projects.

Most of the attention around drug addiction these days goes to the opioid epidemic. And it’s easy to understand why. It’s deadly, widespread, and its effects on society have cost a lot of money. But for years, meth has been quietly growing in popularity, and it’s becoming a larger, more complicated problem for health professionals and law enforcement to address.

This week’s Friday Pitch-In kicks off with a recap of the biggest headlines of the week, including a quick look at the first few days of the 2020 legislative session.

We also talk to an Indiana volunteer helping with the wildlife rescue effort in Australia, as deadly wildfires sweep the continent

Nearly half of the county jails in Indiana are overcrowded. The reasons are complicated, but in some areas the problem is getting worse. There’s been debate for years about why it’s happening, and what to do about it.

Indiana is one of 29 states that has the death penalty. But last month it marked ten years since it carried out an execution. Is capital punishment a necessary option for punishing and deterring the most heinous crimes, or should it be abolished?