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Wetlands are good at trapping a lot of carbon dioxide in a small space. Now that the state is protecting fewer wetlands, it's possible more CO2 will get released into the air as they’re destroyed.

An alliance of civic, health, business and education leaders have committed to improving the health of Hoosier children by launching Jump IN for Healthy Kids, community-wide initiative to reduce childhood obesity in Central Indiana.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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.