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The public currently has a chance to weigh in on a proposed rule by the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles to ban people from changing the gender marker on their driver’s license.  

Indiana’s private school voucher program expanded more modestly this past school year after frenetic expansion in earlier years.  

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Indiana lawmakers will study water safety education, medical debt and postpartum care during this year’s interim study committees. 

The state wants the public and other stakeholders to help identify environmental rules they find “burdensome.”  

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State college tuition rates for Indiana’s undergraduate students will be paused for two years. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Rachel Fradette reports how a push from state leaders led to the freeze. 

Indiana University could lose hundreds of degree programs as part of compliance with an array of new laws affecting higher education in Indiana.   

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Governor Mike Braun remade the Indiana Economic Development Corporation board of directors.  He appointed nine new members Monday. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports Braun isn’t keeping any of the board’s current members. 

Indiana is introducing new tools on July 1 to evaluate if children and infants qualify for home-and-community based services through Medicaid. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Abigail Ruhman reports the Family and Social Services Administration says the criteria have not changed, but some children may no longer qualify based on the new assessment tools.  

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Governor Mike Braun defended recent cuts to higher education at a Madison County Tea Party event. Indiana Public Radio’s Thomas Ouellette reports the last-minute changes to the state’s two-year budget were in response to a 2 billion dollar forecast shortfall.

Advocates for deaf and hard-of-hearing Hoosiers say budget cuts at the Indiana School for the Deaf are becoming a crisis. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith reports the school received a five percent cut in the new state budget and recently laid off more than a dozen staff. 

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The Indiana Pacers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder last night in Indianapolis 108 to 91 forcing the NBA Finals best-of-seven series to its seventh game. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Samantha Horton reports the Pacers still have a chance to win their first NBA title.

More than 90 percent of Hoosiers have health insurance. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Abigail Ruhman reports an official from Governor Mike Braun’s administration says while that’s a large percentage, it can be  misleading.  

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

Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales was defiant in the face of questions about his overseas travel and spending within his office. Morales appeared before the State Budget Committee to request additional funds for his office. 

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A recent proposal by the U-S Senate could require Indiana to roll back eligibility in the Medicaid expansion program. That’s according to the top official at the state Family and Social Services Administration.  

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has proposed a rule to reduce smog in Lake and Porter counties. Smog — or ozone pollution — can make it more difficult to breathe and aggravate lung and heart conditions.  

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On Saturday, hundreds of people in Muncie joined the millions gathered across the country for what’s been dubbed the “No Kings Day” protests against policies in President Trump’s administration.  

Nearly 1,000 Indiana union workers at Duke Energy are preparing for a potential strike. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Timoria Cunningham reports union leaders say their current contract expires at the end of the month. 

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