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The judge is expected to decide by September 1 whether to allow the plaintiffs to continue receiving their current services while the case is being considered.

FSSA argues plaintiffs’ parents can’t continue to provide attendant care in Medicaid legal challenge

The state made its first public arguments in a legal challenge to recent changes to Indiana’s attendant care program. The program provides services for people considered medically complex. Attorneys for the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration said parents aren’t allowed to provide this type of care under the state’s Medicaid program.

Pat Hustmyer's home is bright and filled with things she and her family made with their hands, like crocheted blankets and small stained glass art of a cat sleeping on books. She and her family rely on Medicaid, but that coverage may be at risk due to policies at both the state and federal level.

Medicaid members in HIP program say federal, state policy changes put their lives at risk

Medicaid covers Pat Hustmyer's medication for her chronic health condition. She is one of the almost 700,000 people enrolled in the Healthly Indiana Plan, or HIP, that are caught between state and federal Medicaid policies that threaten their coverage and could force them to make "life-or-death" decisions.

While Tracey Compton said she'll cover all newsrooms that serve the city, she won't be an employee of any of them. The position of Indianapolis Public Editor is run by The Poynter Institute and funded by various nonprofits.

How Indianapolis' new public editor is working to rebuild trust in local media

The Poynter Institute announced the appointment of Tracey Compton as the Indianapolis Public Editor. She will cover all newsroom that serve the city, working to rebuild trust in local media.

Weekly Statehouse Update: Session Reaches Halfway Point, House GOP Approves Budget

The Indiana General Assembly wraps up the first half of its session: the House passes the state budget, the Senate shackles the governor over emergency powers and elimination of Indiana's handgun licenses is a step closer. Here's what you might have missed this week at the Statehouse.

A barge of petcoke, a petroleum byproduct used to make aluminum, waits for offloading at the Port of Indiana-Mt. Vernon, with other barges carrying fertilizer, cement and soybean oil lined up on the Ohio River bank.

Port Of Mount Vernon Looks To Grow Beyond Volatile Commodities

Indiana's truest river port is also its largest, its highest-traffic, and its most susceptible to the fallout from shifts in federal policy.

Indiana education and faith leaders, like Rev. Ivan Hicks, spoke against a Senate bill that targets discussion of race in class curricula during a press conference Tuesday – the day before lawmakers expect to hear it.

Faith, education leaders warn about bill that would limit discussions on race, gender in school

Indiana education leaders spoke against a Senate bill that targets discussion of race in class curricula during a press conference Tuesday the day before lawmakers expect to hear it. Members of the Education Equity Coalition and Indiana State Teachers Association emphasized the harm of not properly addressing racial issues in the classroom.

Coronavirus: Three Counties Shut Down Schools, Governor Announces Additional Steps

In response to COVID-19 concerns, the state of Indiana is doing more to protect vulnerable Hoosiers from the virus. More Indiana universities canceled in-person classes and the Indiana High School Athletic Association is limiting spectator access to tournament events.

An artistic rendering of the small modular nuclear reactor by NuScale that is slated for the Idaho National Laboratory.

Bill paves the way for small nuclear reactors. But are they a financial and safety risk?

Lawmakers want to make it easier for smaller, more advanced nuclear power plants to be built in Indiana.

Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, left, and Gov. Eric Holcomb discuss their administration's 2022 agenda.

Gov. Eric Holcomb's modest 2022 agenda led by business tax cut

Gov. Eric Holcomb will push lawmakers to reduce the tax burden on Indiana businesses in the upcoming legislative session.

The Indiana Forest Alliance would like to see the two state forest areas designated as a type of High Conservation Value Forest — which would allow for more old growth trees.

Forest Alliance book 'EcoBlitz' looks at diverse species in state forests, argues for old growth

The Indiana Forest Alliance will have a book release event Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. at Morgenstern’s Cafe in Bloomington and Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. at The Whispering Shelf in Indianapolis.

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