The bill’s proponents say law-abiding citizens shouldn’t have to petition the government for the right to carry a handgun in public.

Indiana's maternal mortality rate ranks near the bottom when compared to other states, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 60 percent of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable.

Democratic Rep. Vanessa Summers of Indianapolis told House members Tuesday that she was hospitalized for 18 days, including 11 days in the intensive care unit, and was still using supplemental oxygen to breathe.

Rep. Vanessa Summers (D-Indianapolis) announced plans for the caucus Thursday. She says Hoosier women are dying at an unacceptable rate.

Eleven percent of Hoosiers have diabetes, and an estimated one in three Hoosiers are pre-diabetic.