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Indiana has one of the highest smoking rates in the country, and some of the lowest cigarette taxes.

For the past 14 years, undocumented immigrants living in Indiana have been barred from getting a driver’s license. Immigrant rights advocates went to the Statehouse Tuesday to demand lawmakers reverse the policy.

In a potentially dramatic shift in Indiana education policy, lawmakers discuss removing standardized test results from teacher evaluations.

At a time when more Hoosiers are getting outside, the legislature has made even more budget cuts to Indianas underfunded and understaffed environmental agencies.

Activists and outdoor recreation businesses want Indiana to set aside 10 percent of state forests for old growth trees. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says the state forests are one of the few places where it can create important wildlife habitat

But the Indiana Farm Bureau's Thanksgiving market basket prices are still significantly higher than 2019, which experts say is inflation’s persistent effect on food prices since the pandemic.

Rural health leaders in Indiana want more legislative support for rural hospitals and communities. The Indiana Rural Health Association presented their advocacy priorities at their recent policy forum.

A bill that could reduce the number of dams that fall under the states jurisdiction passed the House on Tuesday. And the Senate passed a bill to offer lead testing for all Indiana children under 6 through their doctor.

Until this month, neither of Indiana’s two largest colleges had a plan for going carbon neutral. Indiana University announced a new Climate Action Plan Sept. 11, and Purdue University is the holdout.

Trump said tax reforms passed in Indiana before and during Vice President Mike Pence's time as governor should be a model for national change.