The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration says it won't enforce rules that require those not qualifying for exemptions to report 20 hours a month of work or related activity or face coverage loss after Dec. 31.

The lawsuit alleges the state agency has committed systemic violations of the civil rights of blind Indiana residents.

The state must provide what are known as direct-acting antiviral medications by July 1. It's part of an agreement between the state and the ACLU recently approved by a federal judge.

The Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning in the Family and Social Services Administration announced the grants Thursday.

The state's Family and Social Services Administration says the U.S. Department of Agriculture informed it that those benefits must be distributed Wednesday as a one-time early benefit due to the ongoing government shutdown.

Indiana is getting millions of dollars in federal funding for early childhood education, and officials say it will help the state strategize to improve early learning programs and access

The USDA will use money from a continuing resolution to pay for February food assistance.

The state's Medicaid program, called the Healthy Indiana Plan, requires members to submit paperwork to the state every 12 months to verify their eligibility for Medicaid.

Indiana has a mix of treatment options for people in addiction recovery and the state has been working to increase the options.

Eleven percent of Hoosiers have diabetes, and an estimated one in three Hoosiers are pre-diabetic.