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An interdunal wetland at Miller Woods in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, in the Miller Beach area of Gary, Indiana.

State To Hear Comments On Proposed Wetlands Impact Fee

Three information sessions will be open to the public to learn about a proposed program that would let applicants pay a fee for unavoidable impacts to Indiana's streams and wetlands.

Two advocates hold up their signs in front of the federal courthouse in Indianapolis.

Redistricting Reform Advocates Hope Court Decision Spurs Change

As the Supreme Court hears the lawsuit out of Wisconsin, Hoosier advocates hope it spurs change in Indiana.

Transit Committee Weighing Options

An Indiana legislative committee is expected to vote on a mass transit plan by Dec. 15. The Central Indiana Transit Study Committee heard testimony and had discussion on the issue Thursday morning.

Workers at the Maple Leaf Farms poultry-processing plant in Milford, Indiana.

UFCW Union Asks Poultry Plant To Reinstate Hazard Pay

As Indiana's economy reopens, many companies are ending the extra pay they offered essential workers during the shutdown, but one labor union is asking an Indiana-based poultry processor to bring hazard pay back.

Gov. Eric Holcomb and Indiana National Guard officials met with the Saudi Arabia Minister of Defense while on a trip to Saudi Arabia.

Holcomb announces Saudi Arabia partnership in final overseas trip as governor

Gov. Eric Holcomb this week announced a partnership between the Indiana National Guard and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in his final overseas economic development trip as governor.

Seeds being arranged on filter paper for a germination test in CIMMYT's Seed Health Laboratory. Seeds are germinated on damp sheets of filter paper under incubation to test for vigor and viability.

Bill to increase the cost of agricultural seed testing passes Senate

The Office of Indiana State Chemist offers to test seed for purity and germination, but only charges about half as much as what private companies do. Officials with the agency say that makes it harder for them to provide that service.

Sikh community members participate in parade during the Festival of Faiths in Indianapolis

Midwest Sikh Community To Gather In Indy

There are more than 50 thousand adherents of the Sikh faith in the Midwest, and about 5 thousand live in central Indiana, says Gurinder Singh, the president of the Sikh Society of Indiana. The community has grown substantially in the last 10 years, he says, fueled by inmigration from places like California and New York.

Holcomb Nominated To Replace Ellspermann As Lieutenant Governor

Former Indiana Republican Party Chair Eric Holcomb will soon have the number two job in Indiana state government.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed some of the bills confronting drug abuse and addiction at Hope Academy, a drug recovery high school in Indianapolis.

Pence Signs Seven Bills Aimed At Curbing Illegal Drug Use

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says the state is taking a "three-legged stool approach" to confronting drug abuse and addiction in Indiana by making more treatment options available, strengthening law enforcement and increasing prevention efforts.

Restaurants across the state were able to reopen in the second week of May during Gov. Eric Holcomb's "Back On Track" plan's Stage 2.

Coronavirus: May Unemployment Sees Drop, Ball State Study Shows Longer Recovery

The Indiana State Department of Health reported 23 additional confirmed deaths over the weekend, bringing the state's total to 2,350. The state announced more than 42,000 total confirmed cases, with nearly 412,000 Hoosiers tested.

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