Indiana News

A county judge ruled Friday that Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita violated state law, breaking confidentiality in his office’s investigation of Dr. Caitlin Bernard. But the judge also denied Bernard’s request to put a halt to Rokita’s investigation.

Indiana’s near-total abortion ban has been halted, again, in state court. This time, a Marion County judge ruled that the ban likely violates Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

Gov. Eric Holcomb has been hospitalized with pneumonia, his office announced Friday.

The Indiana Public Broadcasting-Ball State Hoosier Survey reported nearly 16 percent of Hoosiers have not spoken to or spent time with their neighbors in the past 12 months.

Indiana lawmakers created a no-interest, no-fee student aid loan for job training called “Accelerate Indiana” in 2021. They used $75 million from federal COVID relief funds for it. About 50 students are set to graduate and get certifications after the fund’s first year, according to INvestEd.

Indiana lawmakers are expected to explore ways to help address the state’s housing crisis in the upcoming session. Ahead of that debate, the Notre Dame Student Policy Network and Prosperity Indiana proposed policies to help renters.

Just Transition Northwest Indiana and the Illinois Green New Deal Coalition plan to deliver a petition with almost 2,000 signatures to the EPA’s regional office in Chicago on Thursday.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita officially filed a complaint against Dr. Caitlin Bernard Wednesday with the Indiana Medical Licensing Board.

The deadly fungal disease white nose syndrome killed many of them and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the bat could become extinct.

U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) filed paperwork with the state Tuesday to run for governor in 2024.