What does telemedicine do for Hoosiers and how is it used throughout the state? Some members of our audience were curious.

There are about 100 water, sewage and solid waste districts across Indiana that are responsible for keeping pipes flowing and getting rid of trash.

A Senate committee advances a bill that would criminalize some bystanders in police situations. Legislation to automatically enroll students in a key state scholarship program continues to progress. And a bill headed for the full Senate expands the list of childbirth expenses a court can order fathers to help pay.

Instead of setting emissions limits for each individual smokestack, Waelz Sustainable Products wants to have one set of standards for the whole plant.

Fathers could be ordered by Indiana courts to pay for more expenses related to childbirth than before under legislation headed to the Senate.

Indiana representatives unanimously voted to pass House Bill 1342 last month to create a registry to track direct support professionals who help care for people with disabilities in their homes. That can include direct family members of those receiving care, who are often paid by the state for that work. But the Senate is set to make some changes to the bill.

Indiana faith leaders say Hoosiers need and deserve better mental health crisis response services. They're calling on lawmakers to fully fund recommendations from the Indiana Behavioral Health Commission.

Attorney General Todd Rokita sent a letter to gender-affirming care providers Tuesday requesting information about procedures offered to transgender youth. The letter -- largely based on misinformation -- issued vague threats against medical providers and families.

The goal of Justice 40 is to make sure at least 40 percent of certain environmental grant programs benefit disadvantaged communities. But disadvantaged can mean many things and, so far, Indiana hasn't prioritized Black and Brown communities for electric vehicle charging stations and water infrastructure improvements.

Indiana's 21st Century Scholars program provides up to 100 percent tuition for public state colleges and part of the tuition at private and independent colleges.