Federal estimates suggest Indiana will likely see its veteran population decrease over the next decade. State lawmakers considered and passed several bills this year aiming to make Indiana more attractive to veterans. Those efforts include allowing servicemembers and their families to more easily get occupational licenses in Indiana.

Fort Wayne is terminating its partnership with Veo and calling for the removal of its public electric scooters from downtown after four years.

Indiana is a powerhouse for steel manufacturing more than a quarter of all U.S. steel is made here. But the state could lose that title if it doesnt transition to a greener way of making steel. Thats according to a new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy and the Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana.

Indiana Chamber of Commerce leaders say the state is a lap or two behind its competition when it comes to workforce development and educational attainment.

Tyson Foods Inc. is closing four chicken processing plants as it looks to lower costs. The company said Monday that the plants being closed are located in North Little Rock, Arkansas; Corydon, Indiana; Dexter, Missouri and Noel, Missouri.

Your local NPR station is part of a statewide network of other NPR and PBS stations called the Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations, or IPBS; they met this week to listen, learn and collaborate.

The state recently approved the increase to help pay for new renewable energy projects as well as maintaining the companys coal plants.

Police and firefighter advocates argue politics can creep into public safety departments hiring, promotion and discipline decisions when elected local officials have unilateral control over personnel. Some communities put those decisions in the hands of a merit board to make the process more fair. A new law will soon push more Indiana communities to adopt such boards.

Indiana Solicitor General Thomas Fisher is leaving that position next month, heading to the private sector after more than two decades in government service.