Its estimated North America has lost more than three billion birds over the past 50 years mostly due to climate change and habitat loss.

A bill that aims to create a statewide energy plan passed the state House on Monday.

Applications to a federal program that provides financial assistance to families are rarely approved in Indiana. State senators almost unanimously passed a bill to bolster the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program Monday.

A House committee advances legislation to bring down the cost of new housing. A Senate committee approves a ban on physician non-compete agreements. And a bill to better treat mental health in the criminal justice system takes its first step.

With the end of the federal public health emergency, some Medicaid recipients may no longer be eligible for continued coverage.

United Auto Workers union members elected a new “activist” slate of leaders in December 2022. That includes Dave Green, an Indiana worker who vows to use his new position to make the UAW more “accountable” to members.

Solar advocates said the Indiana legislature is helping utilities eliminate their competition by making independent solar less affordable. That was the message at this years Renewable Energy Day at the Statehouse.

State leaders emphasized the importance of improving the states public health system during an event at Indiana's Statehouse Thursday. Health advocates and various government officials say supporting this system will require increased funding and investment toward public health resources.

Hoosiers would have a lot more control over the data companies keep on them under legislation unanimously approved by a Senate committee Thursday.

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.