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It can be tough to be a minority. Whether it is religion, gender or race, being outnumbered is rarely meaningless or easy.

In FY 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor concluded 955 investigations of child labor violations, a 14% increase from the previous year. It assessed more than $8 million in penalties,

Republican House lawmakers are trying to resurrect controversial bill language that would change the definition of toxic PFAS chemicals to exempt those that Hoosier manufacturers want to keep using.

On Thursday, the Senate passed Senate Bill 1, a bill that will hold back third graders who are not reading proficient as indicated by an evaluation approved by the Indiana

On Tuesday, the House passed House Bill 1426, a bill to help women who have given birth to become Medicaid eligible to access long-acting contraceptives. The bill is now being

As more than a dozen states contemplate “death with dignity” laws, Indiana lawmakers are making clear they’re staunchly opposed to any policy allowing physician-assisted suicide.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers approved a proposal for the “tampon tax” that would strike down the sales tax on feminine hygiene and menstrual products. This week, Rep. Peggy Mayfield (R-Martinville) added new language that would do away with the state’s tax on these products by amending Senate Bill 256 as Indiana’s legislative session nears its […]

As more than a dozen states contemplate “death with dignity” laws, Indiana lawmakers are making clear they’re staunchly opposed to any policy allowing physician-assisted suicide. 

With little fanfare, Indiana lawmakers tacked language onto a Senate bill that would eliminate sales tax for feminine hygeine products.

A Senate committee approved a bill Thursday that would increase access to postpartum, long-acting reversible contraceptives, also known as LARCs, for people on Medicaid.