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Thanks to the booming medical device manufacturing industry the population of Warsaw has grown over the last couple of decades, increasing by more than 20 percent since 2000. But one thing that hasnt kept up with this growth? Child care options.

Lawmakers renewed efforts this session to improve early learning opportunities across Indiana, approving changes to focus and grow the mission of the states Early Learning Advisory Committee.

Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kevin Brinegar announced Thursday he will retire after two decades leading the states largest business organization.

The global electric utility AES announced it will go coal free by 2025. But does that mean AES Indiana will fully close its Petersburg coal plant by then? Its hard to say.

For the second consecutive week, educators from across Indiana converged on the Statehouse to talk with lawmakers about their concerns with a controversial school curriculum and parent oversight bill.

RecycleForce is one of 19 places around the country that will receive a federal grant to train people to work with hazardous waste.

Indianas Commissioner for Higher Education gave her final annual address Tuesday, touting the states successes, as well as the need for more affordable, accessible and valuable education for students.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita took a state-paid trip to the U.S-Mexican border last week and attended a Donald Trump rally along the way.

COVID-19 has only added to challenges many child care providers face, especially in rural areas. New partnerships are helping some groups address those challenges, like staffing and funding, to make more high-quality care available. But rural providers are mostly on their own to solve a growing list of problems, and many say its up to their communities to support child care -- or face the fallout from a lack of options.

Gov. Eric Holcomb remains opposed to banning private companies from enforcing their own COVID-19 vaccine mandates.