Quarterly abortions sink to 2019 levels, report says
Indiana abortion clinics and hospitals performed fewer than 2,000 abortions from April through June — the lowest since 2019, according to a new quarterly report.
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Spartz threatens to resign from Congress unless a national debt commission is formed
U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana threatened Monday to resign from Congress if no debt commission is passed this year.
Absentee ballot application outage frustrates some election officials, leaves others unaffected
For more than two months, Hoosier voters attempting to apply for an absentee ballot online were met with a block of bright red text informing them that the function was down while the state complied with new voter identification requirements.
INPRS ‘ahead of schedule’ on China divestment, laying anti-ESG investment framework
Indiana’s Public Retirement System (INPRS) says it’s “ahead of schedule” in pulling out of its Chinese investments after lawmakers approved a ban in May.
Duke Energy argues cases against Carmel, Noblesville before the Indiana Supreme Court
Legal counsel for Duke Energy argued two cases before the Indiana Supreme Court Thursday — from both sides of the courtroom — on separate matters relating to where it maintains its equipment and facilities.
From Hawaii to Taiwan, state picks up the tab when legislators hit the road
From 2019 to 2022, Indiana legislators were reimbursed for $335,226 for costs associated with legislative travel, including hotels, flights and conference registration fees.
Lawmakers explore site readiness, regulations and demographics in first land use task force
A state task force focused on land use delved into site readiness, regulation challenges and demographic changes during its first meeting Friday.
Millions more workers would receive overtime pay under proposed Biden administration rule
Salaried workers who have been ineligible for overtime pay would benefit from a proposed Biden administration regulation.
Millions enrolled in new student loan repayment program
More than 4 million federal student loan borrowers are enrolled in the Biden administration’s new repayment program, according to figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Education.
Delta-8 in dispute: Following attorney general’s guidance, industry files suit
When Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita issued the opinion in January this year declaring that delta-8 and hemp-derived products are illegal, law enforcement around the state took note — and some members of the hemp industry promptly filed suit.
Utility regulator staffer leaving to work as industry lobbyist
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission’s chief of staff will soon leave the agency to lobby for an electric utility group.
Groundbreaking official for big improvements to Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
Tuesday marked another major groundbreaking in Indiana — this time for an overhaul of the state’s law enforcement training academy.
After a year of permitless carry in Indiana, handgun licenses and related misdemeanors drop
One year after Indiana removed the permit requirement to legally carry a handgun, applications for firearm licenses have dwindled — and so has the number of misdemeanors filed for unlawful carry.
Indiana has paid out $1 million in restitution to 8 wrongfully incarcerated people
Harold Buntin spent 13 years in prison for a rape and robbery he didn’t commit. In February — 37 years after his false conviction — the state of Indiana agreed to pay him more than half a million dollars in restitution for his trouble.
Indiana attorney general seeks info about gender-affirming care with subpoena-like demands
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office has issued at least three civil investigative demands to medical providers as he continues to seek out information regarding gender-affirming care practices across the state.
One year of 988: Indiana reports high in-state response rate, but progress ongoing
The relaunching and rebranding of the nationwide suicide prevention line as 988 — designed to be a mental health counterpart to 911 emergency services — arrived amid a year of record-high suicide deaths, according to provisional federal data.
More than 744k Hoosiers on Medicaid affected in software breach
The names, addresses, case numbers and Medicaid numbers of more than 744,000 Hoosiers on Medicaid were exposed in a contractor’s late May security breach, Indiana’s Family and Social Services Administration announced Friday.
From prayer to books, Rokita updates ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita released a fourth edition of his “Parents’ Bill of Rights” document Tuesday, outlining what Hoosier parents can do to “oversee and participate in the part of our children’s education that occurs outside of the home.”
DOC plans to close Indiana State Prison as part of new Westville project — which now tops $1.2B
The Indiana Department of Correction plans to close the state prison in Michigan City after a new, $1.2 billion prison facility was approved last week by budget regulators. That’s a change from the DOC’s previous plan to keep both prison sites open.
States seek to let teens as young as 14 serve booze in restaurants
There’s a growing trend among states to propose and enact legislation allowing teens — as young as 14 — to serve alcohol in restaurants, among laws rolling back other child labor limits.