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A rendering of the planned Angie's List expansion.

Oesterle Stepping Down as Angie's List CEO

Long-time Angie's List CEO Bill Oesterle will step down to pursue other interests, including becoming more civically involved in the consumer review site's home state of Indiana, the company announced Wednesday.

Full funding for all three winners of Indianaâ€™s Regional Cities Initiative is in jeopardy after Speaker Brian Bosma said Thursday a bill to provide those dollars is stalled in the House.

Additional Regional Cities Money In Jeopardy

Full funding for all three winners of Indiana's Regional Cities Initiative is in jeopardy after Speaker Brian Bosma said Thursday a bill to provide those dollars is stalled in the House.

Contract Extension Will Keep Hoosier State Rail Line Running Through January

The Indiana Department of Transportation and the communities along the line's route have agreed to run the train service through the end of January. The previous contract was set to expire in October and was only considered a temporary fix after Congressional funding for the line was not renewed.

Dan Hardesty, director of government affairs for the association, said one of the main concerns he continues to hear from the organization's members is about Medicaid reimbursement rates.

Rural health leaders want lawmakers to address Medicaid reimbursement rates, lack of access in 2025

Rural health leaders and advocates in Indiana say the Medicaid reimbursement rate is way behind where it needs to be. Addressing those rates is among the Indiana Rural Health Association’s advocacy priorities presented ahead of the 2025 legislative session.

Detail of the State House districts in Central Indiana.

Coalition Pushing To Change The Way Legislative Maps Are Drawn

Leaders of "good government" groups say Indiana can't wait any longer to explore changing the way it redraws its legislative maps every 10 years.

Officials from the group The Arc of Indiana said students with disabilities will have less flexibility under the state's new high school diploma proposal.

Advocacy group says flexibility needed for students with disabilities in new diplomas

Residents across Indiana have raised concerns about the Indiana Department of Education’s proposal for new high school graduation requirements. The Arc of Indiana, a group that helps Hoosiers with developmental disabilities, said many of the new requirements are limiting to students who have disabilities.

Synthetic Marijuana Linked To Severe Bleeding

The Indiana State Department of Health, ISDH, issued a warning this week about the dangers of synthetic marijuana after severe bleeding was associated with cases in Indiana and Illinois.

The funds will create a center within the National Child Traumatic Stress Network located at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis that will help children across the state.

$2M IU School of Medicine grant will increase services for kids with traumatic stress

The Indiana University School of Medicine psychiatry department was awarded $2 million to increase services for children with traumatic stress.

AquaBounty One Step Closer To Selling GMO Salmon; Fish To Be Harvested Later This Year

A rural Indiana fish farm is one step closer to getting genetically engineered salmon to store shelves. The company is harvesting its first batch of Atlantic salmon helping prepare for its inaugural GMO fish production later this year.

Zionsville is one of nine local governments in Indiana that will undertake projects to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

Almost 40 Cities Working To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through IU Program

Municipalities covering almost half of the state's population will be working on some kind of emissions reduction strategy.

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