This comes after a nearly two-year with the environmental group Save the Dunes. Fights over whether to harden the Lake Michigan shoreline have been going on for years and are likely to continue.

Indiana schools would need to notify parents if their child was a victim of bullying, or expressing suicidal thoughts, under a bill one House lawmaker plans to reintroduce during the legislative session.

AI data centers need a massive amount of energy to operate 24/7. Multiple Indiana utilities plan to serve them with new natural gas plants or by keeping coal plants open — leading to more air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

None of projects the operator approved so far are in Indiana, but at least six in the state are eligible this round.

At least two major waste companies that serve Indiana now accept those cups in their recycling.

More than 36 percent of people released from prison return within three years, according to the Indiana Department of Correction. Issues like finding work and housing, substance use and lack of outside support contribute to the state's recidivism rate.

The average winter temperature has gone up about five degrees for almost every Indiana city studied since 1970.

Access to affordable child care remains an ongoing issue in the state. Advocates hope they have more success addressing the problem in this upcoming Indiana legislative session.

The northern Indiana electric utility Indiana Michigan Power wants the state's permission to quickly acquire about twice as much electricity as it has now in order to serve AI data centers. Consumer advocates said that could cost more than $5 billion and it's not clear how much of the cost tech companies would pay.

President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill ends the 30 percent tax credit for residential solar installations and equipment in 2026. Solar panels have to be fully installed and operating by the end of December to get the tax credit.