Statewide News

Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales was defiant in the face of questions about his overseas travel and spending within his office.

Indiana was well on its way to installing electric vehicle chargers along interstate highways using nearly $100 million in federal funds. But the Trump administration put that funding on hold. A statewide EV education initiative wants people to know there’s still some money available for chargers out there — even if it's not nearly as much.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that gender-affirming care bans for transgender youth do not violate the Constitution. Indiana is one of the 26 states with such a ban.

In the settlement with Reliable Energy Inc., Duke said it will hire an engineering firm to study the feasibility of building the new gas plant while keeping Cayuga running. But that’s only if the state approves the gas plant and the settlement.

Indiana lawmakers expanded the state’s ban on noncompete agreements for physicians to include doctors employed by hospitals. A previous version of that bill would have extended the ban to all physicians but lawmakers ultimately scaled it back.

More than 90 percent of Hoosiers have health insurance. But, an official from Gov. Mike Braun’s administration said while that’s a large percentage, it can be a little misleading.

A recent proposal by the U.S. Senate could require Indiana to “roll back eligibility” in its Medicaid expansion program — the Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP. That's according to the top official at the state Family and Social Services Administration.

Smog forms from the combination of sunlight and pollution from things like cars and industrial plants. It can make it more difficult to breathe and aggravate lung and heart conditions.

Union workers at Duke Energy are preparing for a potential strike over failed contract negotiations with the company. The International Brotherhood of Electric Workers Local 1393 represents nearly 1,000 Duke Energy workers across the state.

Indiana state and local governments expect to receive up to $100 million over the next 15 years from a settlement with one of the companies and families accused of fueling the country’s opioid abuse crisis.