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The percent of Hoosier teenagers regularly drinking alcohol has declined 20 percent over the past two decades. But they're also more likely to get that alcohol from a friend or family member, according to the annual Indiana Youth Survey released Tuesday.

A new organization of business leaders has formed to advocate for the legalization of adult use of cannabis in Indiana.

Indiana is facing a declining labor force participation rate and shortage of skilled workers across industries like health care, advanced manufacturing and transportation. That's according to a report co-released by Ivy Tech Community College.

The Northeast Indiana Early Childhood Coalition received nearly $5 million last year to launch the Tri-Share Plus program. The program splits the cost of child care between the employee, the employer and Tri-Share Plus funding.

The Indiana Supreme Court said state law bans corporate contributions to independent political action committees, or super PACs even as the state acknowledges such a ban would be unconstitutional.

The Indiana Department of Child Services recently restructured its organization, eliminating several layers of upper management positions in part to help devote more resources to frontline services.

The Indiana Department of Health will lose millions of federal dollars after the Trump administration cancelled COVID-era funding linked to several public health programs in March. Public health advocates worry about the consequences.

Nearly 9,000 Hoosier kids received their first COVID-19 dose in about a week – despite an error with the state’s online system, which caused cancellations. And Indiana officially filed its lawsuit against federal workplace vaccine rules.

Girls in Indiana are graduating high school at a higher rate than previous years but are struggling more with bullying and mental health, according to a new statewide report.

Several major Indiana abortion laws were struck down in federal court on Tuesday. The case was brought by the Whole Woman's Health Alliance, which operates an abortion clinic in South Bend.