The Indiana Pacers will return to Indianapolis fighting to stay alive in the NBA Finals. The Indianapolis Office of Sustainability recently released its annual report highlighting local advancements toward a more environmentally-friendly future. Attorney General Todd Rokita announced Monday that 55 attorneys general have agreed to a settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. Nearly 1,000 Indiana union workers at Duke Energy are preparing for a potential strike.

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The Indiana Fever delivered the reigning WNBA champions the New York Liberty its first loss of the season on Saturday. A new hotel is coming to the Indianapolis International Airport. The 'Food in Transit' program is back for its eighth year, offering free produce to Indianapolis residents. More than 700 organizations and individuals signed a letter calling on Governor Mike Braun to convene a commission to address Indiana's housing crisis.

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Thousands gathered at the Indiana Statehouse in downtown Indianapolis over the weekend, part of the "No Kings" protests that took place nationwide. A new partnership on Indianapolis’s near north side is trying to make healthcare more accessible for formerly incarcerated people. A group responsible for shaping the future of public schools in Indianapolis will be holding meetings throughout the summer. Last Monday night the Indianapolis City-County Council meeting erupted into chaos as Lauren Roberts was forcibly removed from the chambers while attempting to speak about her experiences inside Mayor Hogsett’s campaign – WFYI’s Jill Sheridan sat down with Roberts to find out what she wanted to say.

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Fishers announced last week that nearly one thousand acres have been added to the city. Advanced manufacturing workers are in high demand across the state and there’s a growing need for credentialed workers in the sector. Indianapolis issued its first Knozone Action Day of the year. Oil company BP has put its project to store its carbon emissions underground in Indiana on hold.

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A third member of the Indianapolis City-County Council has called for Mayor Joe Hogsett to resign. The expansion of a manufacturing warehouse in Lebanon is expected to create nearly 700 new jobs. The Keystone Group announced it purchased the former Anthem headquarters on Monument Circle. The City of Indianapolis announced a plan Tuesday for housing 350 unsheltered people across the city within the next 12 months.

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A $27 million spending package at the Indianapolis City-County Council's Monday meeting was overshadowed by the fallout from a sexual harassment investigation. The Circle City Readers program is now funded through December. The northwest Indiana utility NIPSCO is working to repair a seawall near its Michigan City coal plant. People protested President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban at the Indianapolis International Airport.

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Indiana is one of the states included in a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs. More people living with H-I-V in Indiana will have access to supportive services with the opening of a new facility. A transitional housing complex in Indianapolis partially reopens, less than a year after a fire damaged the property. Why some Indiana children will NOT be able to join the state-funded preschool program next year.

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Carmel is the latest municipality to adopt restrictions on the number of rentals in neighborhoods. The Trump Administration recently rescinded guidance directing hospitals to provide emergency abortions to women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition. Purdue University gave a two-day notice to the student newspaper that it would no longer help with distribution. The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus will hold a series of town halls around the state over the next four months.

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U.S. Representative André Carson is seeking information on how an Indiana military base could potentially be used as an immigration detention center. A former administrator of two now-closed Indiana virtual charter schools has agreed to plead guilty in a multi-million dollar fraud case. Indiana is bringing back A-to-F letter grades for schools – but what happens to schools that fail in the system?  A paramedic at IU Health is suing the hospital system, claiming he was harassed and retaliated against because of his sexual orientation.

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Your power bill might go up over the next two years, if you're a Marion County resident. Indianapolis will be hosting the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials again in 2028. An Indianapolis tutoring program found results for struggling young readers since 2023 – but the program’s future is in jeopardy. What’s at stake if major Medicaid reforms make it through Congress?

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