A federal judge has ordered the Indiana Department of Correction to provide a transgender inmate with gender-affirming surgery.

Two former state officials filed a “whistleblower” lawsuit that alleges several Indiana hospital systems and managed care entities have committed “tens, likely hundreds” of millions of dollars of Medicaid fraud. The former officials filed the lawsuit in early 2021 when they obtained access to analysis from Indiana’s “fraud and abuse detection system” contractor. The case was sealed until earlier this year.

The DOE said the project would revitalize a community that lost jobs with the decline of the coal industry. But residents said, so far, the federal government has ignored their safety concerns.

Medicaid members in the Pathways for Aging program will have the opportunity to change plans during the first open enrollment period since the new program launched in July. Open enrollment starts on October 15.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said it is the first federal lawsuit under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act since it took effect in June.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Braun said Indiana can do more to protect the future of rural communities and the state’s “farming legacy.”

Indiana lawmakers are again exploring whether to eliminate the statute of limitations for rape and child molestation.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jennifer McCormick wants Indiana to gradually legalize adult cannabis use, saying Hoosiers have told her they’re ready for the state to make that move.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is promoting training to combat antisemitism for local prosecutors and law enforcement — a move at least one prosecutor is sharply criticizing.

A county judge rejected an effort by abortion care providers to expand the health exception in Indiana’s near-total abortion ban.