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JOE ULERY Indiana News Service
Crime
Indiana lawmakers hear concerns over prison crowding
Indiana lawmakers are once again hearing warnings about the state’s prison population.Correctional facilities are nearing capacity as funding for community programs is shrinking. Margaux Auxier, ...
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Democracy
Indiana Democrats fight GOP push for mid-decade redistricting
Indiana lawmakers remain divided over calls for a special session to redraw congressional maps. President Donald Trump met with Republican legislators at the White House in late August and Vice ...
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Economy
Indiana food pantries hit by SUN Bucks blackout
Indiana families are navigating the summer without SUN Bucks, a federal grocery benefit which delivered $120 per child last summer. Gov. Mike Braun’s administration chose not to participate in ...
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Education
Indiana’s degree cuts threaten access for working adults
Indiana’s move to cut low-enrollment college degree programs may collide with many adults who say they want more access to affordable higher education. A new Gallup-Lumina ...
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Energy
Fast-track energy plan could bypass rural Indiana
Indiana’s rural communities could lose out under a new federal bill aimed at speeding up clean energy development. What Republicans are calling the One Big Beautiful Bill, part of President ...
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Economy
Braun warns Hoosier RV makers to prepare for rough stretch
At least 500 workers in Indiana’s recreational vehicle industry are facing layoffs as the mobile home segment of the economy slows down and Gov. Mike Braun said now is the time to prepare. He ...
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Indiana
Indiana moves to regulate legal THC sales and branding
Indiana lawmakers continue to debate THC rules while surrounding states move forward with marijuana legalization. Senate Bill 478 targets packaging and branding rules for legal THC products sold to ...
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Energy
Indiana bill could push nuclear costs onto utility customers
A Senate committee will decide whether to advance House Bill 1007, which, if passed, would allow Indiana utilities to recover costs for small modular nuclear reactors before obtaining permits. The ...
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Child care
Food insecurity worsens as Indiana slips in child well-being
Indiana leaders are working to improve children’s lives, as the state’s national ranking for child well-being has slipped. The latest report showed Indiana has fallen from 24th to 27th ...
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Economy
Indiana weighs Bitcoin bet in state investments
Indiana lawmakers are considering a bill to allow state funds to invest in Bitcoin. House Bill 1322 moved forward to the full House for debate. Rep. Jake Teshka, R-South Bend, authored the bill, ...
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