Members of the Independent Electrical Contractors association say if two bills make their way through Congress, theyll be able to more effectively recruit new talent into their diminishing ranks.

House Democrats managed to flip three GOP seats in northwest Indiana and Lafayette. And one seat is still undecided, as Porter County results remain delayed.

Susan Brooks, the incumbent Republican candidate for the Fifth Congressional District, will face Carmel businesswoman and Democrat Dee Thornton in the election next month.

Brooks says her experience with an anthrax hoax when she worked at the U.S. Attorney’s office in Indiana heightened her awareness on the issue.

After letting funding lapse for 114 days, Congress has reached an agreement for funding CHIP, the federally-run health insurance program for children and pregnant mothers.

Brooks is chair of the House Committee on Ethics. WFYI’s Drew Daudelin met with Brooks to ask her about the recent string of sexual harassment allegations in Washington.

The program that provides health insurance for low income Hoosier children has reserves to continue normal operations for now.

Workers from Indiana and around the country talked with federal representatives this week about the effect of excess Chinese steel imports on national security.

The multi-billion dollar medical device industry in Indiana has been pressuring Congress to pass a permanent repeal of the 2.3 percent excise tax since it went into effect as part of the Affordable Care Act in 2013.

Members of Congress from Indiana were urged to reject a budget that cuts federal health spending, supports deportation and mass incarceration.