Hoosiers will no longer be allowed to purchase candy and soda using taxpayer-funded food assistance, making Indiana the first state to receive a federal waiver for the restriction.
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Posted inGovernment
Feds to wind down certain Indiana naturalization ceremonies, block on-site voter registration
The federal agency that confers citizenship upon thousands of new Hoosiers annually is pulling back from naturalization ceremonies held in donated venues — to the alarm of volunteers who won’t be allowed inside the “in-house” alternatives to register prospective voters.
Posted inGovernment
Indiana opts out of summer program for hungry schoolchildren
Indiana will no longer participate in a program to feed schoolchildren through direct family payments during summer vacation.
Posted inCitywide
Jewish advocates denounce doubling of antisemitic incidents in Indiana
142 incidents were reported in Indiana in 2024, compared to 59 in 2023.
Posted inGovernment
Senators send Medicaid work requirements to governor’s desk
A signature from Gov. Mike Braun is all that remains for a Medicaid work requirements bill to become law.
Posted inGovernment
Gov. Mike Braun demands disclosure by state-affiliated nonprofits
A new executive order seems to target the Indiana Economic Development Foundation, which has paid for virtually all the international travel for prior governors on economic development trips.
Posted inGovernment
Indiana Secretary of State took an unannounced trip to India
Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales, who went on an unannounced “economic development trip” in India and missed obligations back home, publicly shared a release about his time abroad — but only after he returned.
Posted inHealth
House amends out cap on Medicaid plan, keeps work requirements
The Healthy Indiana Plan provides health insurance for moderate-income Hoosiers.
Posted inGovernment
Homeless advocates oppose Indiana bill to criminalize sidewalk camping
The bill received wide disapproval in committee despite a proposed amendment to walks back certain provisions.
Posted inGovernment
Indiana Senate OKs anti-DEI bill that takes aim at state agencies, schools
A social media post made by Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith amid the debate also sparked outrage on the Senate floor.
