Articles tagged as: Indiana
February 14, 2022
FSSA says a proposed bill could hinder its effort to reform long-term care
In Indiana, only about half of elderly Hoosiers eligible for Medicaid are aging at home. FSSA has been working to help increase that, but the state agency is worried its plan could be disrupted by a bill that’s making its way through the legislative process.
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2022
Health advocates fighting plan to cut Indiana's vaping tax
Anti-smoking advocates are arguing against a proposal that would reduce Indiana's new tax on electronic cigarettes before it even takes effect.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2022
Children caught in fight between youth treatment facilities and DCS
As competition for low-wage workers heats up, residential treatment centers across the U.S. are suffering from staff shortages. When the facilities that care for the nations most vulnerable youth are short-staffed, the consequences can be dire.
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2022
What the latest COVID-19 data means for you
There is so much data related to COVID-19 available that it can be hard to make sense of it all.To get some clarity on the issue, Side Effects Public Media and Indiana Public Broadcasting spoke with experts about how to find COVID-19 data and how to use it to guide decision-making.
Read MoreJanuary 21, 2022
What happens when the prison guard who’s supposed to protect you abuses you?
The job of a correctional officer is to keep people safe. But inside prisons across the U.S., allegations of sexual abuse are common. The latest national data shows nearly 6,000 reports of staff sexual misconduct in 2018.
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2022
Hoosier communities take a stand against puppy mills
More Indiana communities are taking a stance against puppy mills.
Read MoreDecember 23, 2021
Multiple Indiana law enforcement agencies installed new license plate technology
More than a dozen central Indiana law enforcement agencies now use technology to capture license plate information.
Read MoreDecember 7, 2021
Indiana schools competing for Indiana’s prestigious We the People state title
More than 500 middle and high school students will participate this week in the Indiana Bar Foundation’s We the People state competition.
Read MoreNovember 22, 2021
Conservatorship system is slow to change, despite availability of less restrictive options
If a judge decides someone is not able to make their own decisions, the person can be placed under a court-appointed guardianship, which is also known as a conservatorship. Some states allow less-restrictive alternatives, but it's unclear how widely they're used.
Read MoreNovember 17, 2021
U.S. drug overdose deaths increase nearly 30% during COVID-19 pandemic
The new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests the opioid epidemic is far from over, and public health officials say fentanyl — a synthetic opioid that is much more deadly than other opioids — is largely to blame.
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