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Legislation that would severely limit the ability of children in Indiana to access social media accounts passed its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday. The move comes amid growing concerns about social media’s impact on children’s health.
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Senator Todd Young invited a small group from Indivisible Northeast Indiana to meet with his staff following his vote to block the Trump administration from seizing oil exports in Venezuela. -
Fort Wayne City Council removed the public comment period from Tuesday's agenda, frustrating residents who had shown up to speak about the Google data center. -
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Indiana has no commercial nuclear power plants, according to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. -
Residents of the historically Black neighborhood have pushed back for months against the proposed development from Metrobloks, a California-based data center developer. -
Legislation that would severely limit the ability of children in Indiana to access social media accounts passed its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday. The move comes amid growing concerns about social media’s impact on children’s health.
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