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Leadership Gap for Animal Care Services, College Student Fights Anti-DEI Legislation, Gov. Braun Expands Parental Leave for State Employees, Statehouse Bills Would Restrict Abortion Access

Leadership Gap for Animal Care Services, College Student Fights Anti-DEI Legislation, Gov. Braun Expands Parental Leave for State Employees, Statehouse Bills Would Restrict Abortion Access

March 05, 2025

Leadership at Indianapolis Animal Care Services is unknown after the City-County Council stopped a proposal to appoint Kelly Diamond to head the troubled agency. As anti-DEI legislation makes its way through the statehouse, one Indiana college student created a petition to fight back. Governor Mike Braun signed an executive order Monday to expand paid parental leave for state-employed Hoosiers. Lawmakers filed several bills to further restrict abortion access and strengthen reporting requirements in Indiana — which already has a near-total abortion ban.

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