Indiana Senate Passes Synthetic Urine Ban On Unanimous Vote

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Lawmakers aim to get people with mental health issues into treatment, instead of jail

Indiana lawmakers are trying to divert more people away from local jails and into mental health treatment. Advocates call a proposed bill compassionate, humane and fiscally responsible.

Public Affairs / January 3, 2023

Local health departments adjust to help a lot more kids with lead poisoning

Six months ago, Indiana lowered the threshold for when children with lead in their blood can start to receive services -- cutting it in half from 10 micrograms per deciliter to 5. That means local health departments are doing more home visits, educating more parents and informing more doctors when a child has elevated lead levels.