Health care, public safety and school safety — those are the issues Hoosiers want the state government to focus on in 2025, according to results from the latest edition of the Hoosier Survey by the Bowen Center for Public Affairs at Ball State University.

Gov.-elect Mike Braun has begun putting together his cabinet. He announced his picks for the secretaries of management and budget, transportation and infrastructure, commerce and education.

Certified peer support professionals can be an important addition to health care spaces by providing care to people with substance use disorder. But sometimes stigma can get in the way of those benefits. One paramedicine provider said more companies need to create spaces that support those peer professionals.

Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter will step down Jan. 13, the day of Gov.-elect Mike Braun’s inauguration.

The Sycamore Land Trust is partnering with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to restore a wetland north of Bloomington. While doing an initial species survey there, they found Kirtland’s snakes in a recently abandoned soybean field near its habitat.

Gov.-elect Mike Braun has released a detailed policy agenda focused on five areas: tax relief, government efficiency, workforce development, health care and public safety.

Indiana Learns provides students in third through eighth grade with up to $1,000 for high-quality tutoring in math and reading.

Indiana Republican Party Chair Randy Head stepped down from that position this week, returning full-time to his lobbyist position ahead of the legislative session.

A new report from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security makes nearly 30 recommendations for how the state can improve the emergency medical response infrastructure. The recommendations fall into several broad categories, including funding, safety and workforce.

The joint venture by Stellantis and Samsung SDI is expected to create thousands of jobs. The plants will make battery cells and modules which will then be sold to Stellantis for use in their electric vehicle models sold in North America.