Researchers estimate that one in seven Americans has a misdemeanor on their criminal record -- and even a single conviction can make higher-paying jobs and better housing harder or downright impossible to reach. While Indiana does let people to conceal non-violent convictions from employers and landlords, many still face financial hurdles to get there.

The Republican-dominated House and Senate voted Thursday by wide margins to approve a wide-ranging health care and insurance bill that included the vaccine passport ban.

It's going to be a lot harder for local health officials to create and enforce temporary restrictions during a public emergency under legislation approved Wednesday.