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A new report released Thursday shows racial and ethnic disparities persist in health care access, quality, and outcomes across the nation, including in Indiana.
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Several organizations in Indiana launched a vending machine that provides free emergency contraception in response to growing concerns about access to reproductive care. The organizations plan to expand the project throughout the state.
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Preliminary data for 2023 shows a decrease in Indiana’s infant mortality rate for the first time since 2019, according to a new report.
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Indiana’s six Republican candidates for governor have spent more than $35 million in the most expensive primary in state history, with $20 million of that total coming in just the last three months.
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U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-Columbia City) said he wants to be Indiana’s next U.S. senator to “step up and do more” for the entire state.
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The Indiana State Board of Education voted last week to begin rulemaking for a new literacy law recently passed by state lawmakers. The rulemaking process will integrate Senate Enrolled Act 1 into the state’s current education policy.
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Both of Indiana’s Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate said they’re running to help restore abortion rights.
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Documentarian Don Sawyer debuted his latest film this month -- it is a search for solutions to homelessness around the country, called Beyond the Bridge.
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The Muslim community in one Fishers, Indiana neighborhood celebrates Eid al-Fitr with a candy walk. But this year, joy and festivities are mixed with feelings of sadness as the death toll mounts and starvation spreads in Gaza.
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Indiana ranks among the lowest states in the country in civic participation. Groups from across the state met at the Indiana Civics Summit this week and hope to work together to boost civic engagement and increase voter turnout.
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Black patients in Indiana have a higher infant and maternal mortality rate than White patients despite having fewer births overall. U.S. News and World Report found just 26 hospitals across the country with “excellent outcomes” for cesarean sections and unexpected newborn complications among Black patients — and only one of those hospitals is in Indiana.
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The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus will launch its annual town hall series Saturday, visiting six cities over the next few months.