Former Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke called on Hoosiers to support Texas Democrats in their fight against a Republican redistricting effort.

The Braun administration has signed agreements with the federal government to do more to help federal authorities deport people.

The 168th Indiana State Fair begins Friday at the state fairgrounds in Indianapolis, featuring an art and music exhibit, a circus and some unusual food options.

Former Gov. Eric Holcomb funded half of the program’s statewide expansion with $6 million in state funding in 2023. Gov. Mike Braun announced in February his administration would eliminate that support.

More than a third of people released from prison in Indiana went back within three years. That’s according to Indiana Department of Correction data. One northeast Indiana group aims to solve the problem by reducing barriers to transportation.

The state and some of its local governments will receive about $15 million in federal dollars to help recover from severe storms, tornadoes and flooding this spring.

The federal cuts total up to $13 million for the Indiana public media stations.

The Indiana Department of Child Services recently restructured its organization, eliminating several layers of upper management positions in part to help devote more resources to frontline services.

State lawmakers and the ACLU of Indiana rallied at the Indiana Statehouse Saturday in support of transgender youth. The demonstration focused on what is next after a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling and how to get involved in the legislative process.

Certain family caregivers could be allowed to provide attendant care through Indiana Medicaid again under a proposal from the state. But whether or not families qualify would depend on how the state chooses to define “extraordinary care.”