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Health Care Complex on East Side, Jamie Reitenour Excluded from Debates, State Employment Report, Re-Entry Support

Health Care Complex on East Side, Jamie Reitenour Excluded from Debates, State Employment Report, Re-Entry Support

March 25, 2024

Eskenazi Health held a ribbon cutting late last week to unveil its newest health care complex on the east side of Indianapolis. Republican gubernatorial candidate Jamie Reitenour says local television stations should correct the “injustice” of excluding her from primary debates. Indiana officials say the state’s overall economic outlook remains strong, even as the state’s labor force has shrunk four consecutive months. Indianapolis non-profit Public Advocates in Community re-Entry assists people re-entering the community after incarceration.

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