State officials will soon create a registry of direct support professionals or DSPs who provide in-home care to people with mental and developmental disabilities. The goal is to track abuse and neglect. Advocates say the registry only partly addresses systemic issues that harm workers and clients alike. They say "self-directed care" may be a fuller solution.

Native plants arent just good for birds and bees. They also make the land more resilient to the effects of climate change and can even help prevent it. But cities and homeowners associations dont always like the way they look putting them at odds with residents who want to grow native plants in their yards.

The statewide ILEARN test will look different over the next few years as the Indiana Department of Education works to redesign the test. The IDOE says the redesign will improve the tests quality and usefulness to educators by including three new checkpoints, flexible scheduling, and a shortened final assessment at the end of the year.

Indianas revenue situation is beginning to normalize after years of major fluctuations due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact.

Curtis Hill joins a crowded Republican gubernatorial primary that includes U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Fort Wayne businessman Eric Doden.

Several state energy and advocacy groups have filed a formal petition to investigate AES Indianas practices and procedures for restoring power after storm outages.

Ethanol producers and corn growers worry a federal rule on tailpipe emissions could leave them out of the transition to cleaner cars. That could have big implications for Indiana one of the top ethanol-producers in the country.

One of Indianas primary abortion care providers says they have no more open appointments three weeks ahead of the states near-total abortion ban taking effect.

A worker died on a southern Indiana construction site last week after being crushed. The incident may reflect some the risks construction workers face as the industry’s nationwide rate of work fatalities remains stubbornly high.

A new partnership between the Indiana Department of Education and Education Service Centers of Indiana aims to license more educators to teach STEM subjects. Eligible teachers could receive free tuition, free books, and $1,000 stipends from the initiative.