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Former Sen. Richard Lugar won the Indiana Chamber of Commerce Government Leader of the Year award on Tuesday night, even though the Republican was ousted from office in 2012.

Exposure to PFAS has been linked to problems with the immune system, developmental issues in children and cancer — the leading cause of death among firefighters.

Not everyone in Central Indiana has access to a good job with family-sustaining wages. For many in Marion County the problem is transportation: an estimated 30,000 households do not have vehicles.

A group of federal officials participated in a public forum Thursday night to discuss unsafe levels of lead permeating communities across Indiana, and assistance available to address the problem.

More than a year after Indiana lawmakers legalized a so-called cash crop, the coffers are still empty. Legislation that was signed into law in 2014 approved the commercial growth and research of the versatile industrial hemp plant, which is a non-intoxicating form of cannabis. But, lack of federal approval has stalled the state from moving forward.

Torrential spring rains across the Midwest either washed out some of their crops, including hemp, or delayed planting efforts.

Health officials caution children and people at risk limit contact with pigs at fairs. Humans cannot get the flu from eating pork, but putting anything in your mouth while in pig barns - food, drinks, tobacco products - can expose people to the virus.

The Indiana General Assembly gave final approval Thursday to a new two-year $37 billion state budget that is bolstered by $3 billion in federal coronavirus relief funding. The new budget takes effect in July.

The state's permit process based off a quota system determined by the size of a town or city's population.

The outbreak has been concentrated in Scott County. Dr. Kevin Burke of the Clark County Health Department, which handles HIV cases for the region, says his team has confirmed 51 cases as of Wednesday afternoon. Fifteen other people have been flagged through preliminary screenings.