Statewide News

Certified peer support professionals can be an important addition to health care spaces by providing care to people with substance use disorder. But sometimes stigma can get in the way of those benefits. One paramedicine provider said more companies need to create spaces that support those peer professionals.

The Sycamore Land Trust is partnering with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to restore a wetland north of Bloomington. While doing an initial species survey there, they found Kirtland’s snakes in a recently abandoned soybean field near its habitat.

Gov.-elect Mike Braun has released a detailed policy agenda focused on five areas: tax relief, government efficiency, workforce development, health care and public safety.

Indiana Republican Party Chair Randy Head stepped down from that position this week, returning full-time to his lobbyist position ahead of the legislative session.

A new report from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security makes nearly 30 recommendations for how the state can improve the emergency medical response infrastructure. The recommendations fall into several broad categories, including funding, safety and workforce.

The joint venture by Stellantis and Samsung SDI is expected to create thousands of jobs. The plants will make battery cells and modules which will then be sold to Stellantis for use in their electric vehicle models sold in North America.

Certified peer support professionals play an important role in Indiana’s substance use recovery infrastructure. Indiana is covering the training and certification costs for these professionals in an effort to build the peer support workforce.

A state program that funds tutoring for struggling students is open for applications through Dec. 20. The program, Indiana Learns, provides students in third through eighth grade with up to $1,000 for high-quality tutoring in math and reading.

Drought made worse by climate change led to less pasture land — which was the main culprit behind the decrease in cattle nationally.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP — is a federally funded program that provides food assistance to people and families with lower incomes, or no income.