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Elise Shrock, an Indiana political strategist and member of the National Women’s Defense League advisory council, speaks during a virtual news conference on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (Screenshot)
At least 162 state officials nationwide have been publicly accused of sexual harassment across more than 424 distinct incidents over the last 12 years — including in the Hoosier State, according to ...
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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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Education
Indiana Republican moves to remove requirement to teach consent in sex ed bill
During a committee hearing on a bill regulating sexuality instruction in Indiana’s K-12 schools, state Sen. Gary Byrne (R-Byrneville) made a last-minute change that eliminates a requirement for schools to teach about consent in sexual activity.
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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
Funds to be released for some Indiana farmers’ conservation projects
It looks like at least some Indiana farmers will be getting the federal dollars they have been counting on for farm conservation and soil health. The Inflation Reduction Act included almost $20 ...
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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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MLK III on creating a legacy, Black History Month
Bloomington is among the Indiana communities kicking off Black History Month over the weekend. Historian Carter G. Woodson launched what was initially Negro History Week in 1926 – to honor ...
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Indiana Republicans propose shifting control of public libraries to politicians
The Indiana GOP has submitted Senate Bill 283, a piece of legislation that will shift financial and operational responsibilities of public libraries from citizen-voted tax levies to local counties.
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Indiana’s secretary of state can’t say whether he hired brother-in-law to state job (he did)
During a meeting of Indiana’s House Ways and Means Committee last week, Secretary of State Diego Morales (R) refused to say whether he gave his family members state jobs despite previous findings showing he did.
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Bill aims to broaden Indiana Lifeline Law
Indiana lawmakers are moving forward with plans to expand the state’s Lifeline Law, which protects those seeking emergency help in alcohol-related crises. A Senate committee ...
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