Pharmacy benefits managers, or PBMs, are meant to lower drug prices by acting as a middleman between drug manufacturers and either insurance companies or employers who sponsor health plans. Advocates said employers and consumers often don’t understand what PBMs are and how they work.

A Senate committee unanimously advanced a bill Monday that aims to increase access to child care by streamlining licensing for child care providers with multiple locations.

Layoffs and terminations often create a domino effect that harms people’s finances, family and well-being. That’s according to a new survey from the Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute.

A House committee kicks off second-half debate on property tax reform. Legislation aims to help improve energy transmission. And a bill to create an online portal for Hoosier farmers nears the governor’s desk.

Attorney General Todd Rokita is pulling back on threats of legal action against the Lake County Sheriff’s office. He said the law enforcement agency is now cooperating with federal immigration officials.

The Trump administration’s efforts to cut funding could make it easier for invasive species to thrive in the Great Lakes. Advocates said that could devastate aquatic life in Lake Michigan and harm Indiana’s sport fishing and tourism industries.

Indiana lawmakers want the state to create a “one-stop-shop” for Hoosier farmers to access government information and benefits.

Debate over property tax reform began in the second half of the legislative session Wednesday the same way it ended the first half – with local government leaders sounding the alarm on their budgets, while Gov. Mike Braun’s office pressed for taxpayer relief.

Gov. Mike Braun signed an executive order Tuesday to align with federal moves to ban transgender women and girls from playing sports. Advocates say the orders are products of a nationwide campaign of misinformation and paranoia targeting transgender people.

There’s so much wind and solar energy being proposed in the U.S. that there’s not enough power lines to get that energy where it needs to go. Building out that new transmission is expensive — it’s one of the things causing Indiana utilities to raise customers’ electric bills right now.