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2026 session wrap: Did Indiana lawmakers deliver on affordability?
Benjamin Thorp, Caroline Beck
Indiana lawmakers concluded the 2026 legislative session Friday. Deregulatory bills and legislation to entice the Chicago Bears to move across state lines passed. Democrats say efforts to improve affordability fell short.
Eric Weddle
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WFYI
Indiana cracks down on kids' social media, cell phones in school
Caroline Beck
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Your electric bill is going to change. New law aims to stabilize utilities
Zak Cassel
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Missing child alert updates inspired by Hailey Buzbee's death approved by statehouse
Caroline Beck
Ben Thorp
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WFYI
Advocates say lawmakers have pushed legislation making it harder to be homeless, struggle with substance abuse in Indiana
Benjamin Thorp
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Local News
Pictured: Regionally Speaking host Dee Dotson speaks to Alfred "Chip" Cooke, Administration Assistant Special Agent In ChargeU.S. Drug Enforcement of the Merrillville District Office.
Local News
Regionally Speaking: Inside the Fentanyl Crisis in Northwest Indiana Part One - Interdiction and the Supply Chain
Dee Dotson
Regionally Speaking: Inside the Fentanyl Crisis in Northwest Indiana Part One - Interdiction and the Supply Chain
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Local News
New NICTD president looks forward to building relationships, making train travel less intimidating
Michael Gallenberger
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Hammond mayor touts benefits of proposed Chicago Bears stadium
Michael Gallenberger
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