A bill that could keep coal plants online and give tax incentives to small modular nuclear reactors is headed to the governor’s desk. Some lawmakers question whether Hoosiers should pay for those incentives with a $2 billion shortfall in the state budget.
Legislation that could fine and jail people sleeping on public land is back in another bill, days before the end of session.
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The directives include new efforts to curtail DEI programs at colleges, and discipline guidance for public schools.
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A measure meant to increase transparency about human sexuality education in schools passed both legislative chambers Wednesday without language to repeal instruction about consent to sexual activity.
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Republican leaders plan to make up a $2 billion budget revenue shortfall by raising the cigarette tax, cutting public health and higher education funding, and spending down budget reserves.
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It's normal to feel some pain or soreness after a workout. But how much is too much, and more importantly, how do you get relief? NPR's Life Kit helps you build out your post-workout recovery routine.
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A dozen states have sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade to stop its tariff policy, challenging Trump's claim that he could arbitrarily impose tariffs based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
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Human activity like cutting down forests and pushing out predators have allowed coyotes to thrive across the Great Plains. Agriculture sectors worry about losing livestock to coyotes.
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Under the new Trump administration, some states are reviving plans to require adults to prove they are working in order to get Medicaid. When Arkansas did this in 2018, 18,000 people lost coverage.
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On the eve of an election, the threat and the impact of tariffs and the fallout with Canada's nearest and formerly closest ally hovers over every discussion.
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This weekend on the border of Florida and Alabama, people will compete in the annual mullet toss across state lines. This is the mullet fish, not the hairstyle.
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Despite improvements in air quality in past decades, 156 million Americans still breathe in too much soot or ozone, says the annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association.
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The drug company Eli Lilly is suing four telehealth companies for allegedly selling copies made by compounding pharmacies of its drug Zepbound.
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Lawmakers passed a measure last year that says most students who do not pass the state's third grade reading exam cannot move forward to fourth grade. The House gave its final approval this week for another bill that gives students another chance to take that test before being retained.
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On Wild Card, famous guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Brett Goldstein of Ted Lassotells us how empathy has filtered into his work with age.
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President Trump lashed out on social media after Kyiv rejected U.S. terms to end the war with Russia. Peace talks scheduled in London were downgraded after Secretary of State Marco Rubio pulled out.
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Nick Schenkel has a review of The English Experience, A Novel, by Julie Schumacher.
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Nick Schenkel has a review on Aunty Lee's Delights: A Singaporean Mystery, by Ovidia Yu. The “cozy mystery with a bite” is this year’s Big Read selection for Greater Lafayette.