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Women in Indiana will be able to obtain birth control without a doctor’s prescription...

The final day of the legislative session took a chaotic turn after a last-minute funding push from public school advocates.

Under pressure from local schools and fellow Republican lawmakers, GOP leaders opted to decrease the amount dedicated to paying down the unfunded liability in pre-1996 Teacher Retirement Fund and shift an additional $312 million to K-12 schools.

The last-minute increase followed criticism of how much a draft biennial Indiana budget provided for a major increase in the state’s K-12 voucher program.

Hoosier lawmakers managed to pull everything together early Friday morning and officially close Indianas annual legislative session.

UPDATE 2:47 p.m.

UPDATE 2:47 p.m.

Now more than ever, it is imperative to prevent unwanted, unintended pregnancies. Considering Indiana’s new abortion statute, women should have increased access to birth control measures. Preventing an unwanted pregnancy

Considering Indiana’s new abortion statute, women should have increased access to birth control measures.

Indiana residents could have over-the-counter birth control access under a bill state...