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The government shutdown not only impacts federal programs like food assistance, it also means important workforce data gets delayed — like Indiana’s monthly employment report. The report highlights the state’s unemployment data and labor force participation rate, among other things.

An Indiana University professor has joined a national team of researchers that aims to track what are called “cascading hazards.” That’s where one natural disaster increases the likelihood of another — or makes the effects of that next disaster worse.

The utility did consider a scenario to serve data centers with all clean energy sources, but said it wasn’t as cost-effective for customers.

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles is opening a second public comment period on a proposed rule to eliminate gender changes on driver’s licenses. Advocates say the move is a "direct dismissal of public will" after dozens of people showed up to the first public hearing in opposition.

Only two counties in Indiana require emissions tests for some passenger cars — Lake and Porter. State lawmakers have long blamed smog from Chicago and interstate travel for this. But how smog forms around Lake Michigan is much more complicated.

Teamsters Local 135 union leaders claim at least one Horseshoe Indianapolis casino worker was fired in retaliation for supporting employees who are on strike. The recent termination comes after nearly 150 workers went on strike late last week.

Several Indiana voting rights organizations are suing the state over laws they say only target naturalized citizens. The lawsuit says two recent state laws violate federal voting protections.

Members of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus are calling on their Republican colleagues to fight back against a congressional redistricting push from the Trump administration.

Around 150 Indiana casino workers started a strike Friday against Horseshoe Indianapolis in Shelbyville.

The analysis by the Environmental Law and Policy Center shows two beaches in northwest Indiana accounted for most of that increase while the water quality at many beaches improved.