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The report, from Prosperity Indiana, details a list of the most common jobs that employ the most amount of Hoosiers, and finds 14 out of 20 jobs do not provide a sufficient hourly average wage.
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Report shows wages continue to lag behind Indiana's rental market
Jill Sheridan
The average wage needed for Hoosiers to comfortably rent a two-bedroom apartment continues to climb.
Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) said the House and Senate will look for a new landing spot for legislative language that would eliminate the requirement to get a license to carry a handgun.
Brandon Smith
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Bray won't seek another term as Senate leader after redistricting fight with Trump and Braun
Zak Cassel
Jennilyn Nichols and her daughter Flower explore an Indianapolis park on Thursday, May 14, 2026. The family has lost
Zak Cassel
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WFYI
Trans kids lost healthcare in Indiana. But some families are choosing to stay
Zak Cassel
Former U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino will headline an anti-immigration rally in Fishers Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026.
Courtesy of PBS NewsHour
A rally billed as the nation's first 'mass deportation' event is coming to Fishers
Samantha Horton
As part of a federal program, Indiana will expand access to GLP-1s for Medicaid recipients with obesity. The drugs have traditionally been too costly for states to cover.
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Indiana expands access to GLP-1s for Medicaid recipients with obesity
Benjamin Thorp

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Crown Point Police to Host National Night Out August 4, 2026 at the Crown Point Sportsplex, fields 1,2,3, located at 1313 E. North St.
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Crown Point Police to Host National Night Out Aug. 4
Rendering of the proposed Gary Housing Authority Office and Broadway Retail Concept
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Gary Housing Authority and the City of Gary Pave the Way for New Developments
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