Policy & Impact
Indiana expects to receive $1B for rural health. Hospitals say it’s only a ‘Band-Aid’
The funding will bolster programs, but cash-strapped rural health facilities can’t use it to make up for losses.
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Indiana families scramble to keep the power on as prices rise
Hoosiers have turned off air conditioning and lights to keep costs down.
He’d never heard of Tell City. Then Perry County paid him to move there.
Dozens of communities are offering cash and other incentives to attract new residents
Indiana counties move quickly to restrict new data centers
With an influx of data center proposals around the state, residents are pushing local officials to take action.
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Teens in Fort Wayne want to talk about shootings. Adults are listening.
At Fort Wayne’s first youth-led violence summit, high school students described shootings that have shaped their lives, and challenged community leaders to do more.
Indianapolis family moves to Honduras ahead of father’s expected deportation
Joanna Garzes Lopez, a U.S. citizen, makes the difficult decision to leave the country with her children to reunite her family.
Indiana farmers already faced a hard financial year. The Iran war made it worse.
A spike in fertilizer and diesel prices following the conflict leaves little room for profits
Indiana leads nation in decline of children insured through Medicaid
Georgetown University report finds nearly 20% drop in child enrollment since January 2025.
Here’s why electric bills are up across Indiana
Infrastructure investments, rising fuel costs and data centers can drive up electric bills.
Rural areas of the state have few school options
The impact of school choice on the state’s rural education has raised alarm not only among supporters of public schools but supporters of school choice as well.
Road projects delayed as state’s gas tax holiday dries up local coffers
Local governments are losing out on an estimated $170 million in gas tax revenue that’s used to pave roads, repair bridges and replace aging equipment.
Indiana takes on powerful hospitals by capping prices they charge employers
Under a law enacted last year, five of Indiana’s largest nonprofit hospital systems cannot charge patients covered by job-based health plans more than an established price cap.
‘They failed her’: Indy’s hospital to jail pipeline
From 2020 to 2025, Eskenazi Health police arrested people every 2 to 3 days — including those with mental illness.
Is Indiana really affordable?
Why Hoosiers struggle to afford one of the lowest cost states in the nation.
Indiana trail drives billions in local development
A new report showed the Indianapolis Cultural Trail has helped generate $3 billion in assessed property value.
New Indiana program to boost needed STEM educators
Indiana has a shortage of licensed science, technology, engineering and math instructors, and the University of Indianapolis is launching a program aimed at helping fill the gap.
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