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Indiana tax revenues are ahead of where the state budget needs them to be heading into the final three months of the budget cycle — despite collections in March that failed to meet expectations.
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Abandoned coal mine sites can have leftover toxic heavy metals, which can get into groundwater and pollute drinking water. The grant money aims to return these mining areas to their pre-mining conditions.
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Preliminary data for 2023 shows a decrease in Indiana’s infant mortality rate for the first time since 2019, according to a new report.
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Indiana’s six Republican candidates for governor have spent more than $35 million in the most expensive primary in state history, with $20 million of that total coming in just the last three months.
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U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-Columbia City) said he wants to be Indiana’s next U.S. senator to “step up and do more” for the entire state.
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Caitlin Clark became the all-time leading scorer in college basketball history during her time as a student, while Angel Reese led the SEC division in points and rebounds for two seasons.
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The Indiana State Board of Education voted last week to begin rulemaking for a new literacy law recently passed by state lawmakers. The rulemaking process will integrate Senate Enrolled Act 1 into the state’s current education policy.
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Both of Indiana’s Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate said they’re running to help restore abortion rights.
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Indiana ranks among the lowest states in the country in civic participation. Groups from across the state met at the Indiana Civics Summit this week and hope to work together to boost civic engagement and increase voter turnout.
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Black patients in Indiana have a higher infant and maternal mortality rate than White patients despite having fewer births overall. U.S. News and World Report found just 26 hospitals across the country with “excellent outcomes” for cesarean sections and unexpected newborn complications among Black patients — and only one of those hospitals is in Indiana.