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Green Stem Provisioning owner George Lynch is happy Indiana will go at least another year without legal marijuana, and says he'll get to keep his billboards up for Hoosiers to see for another decade.
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Field Notes
WBOI’s Zach Bernard sits down with The Journal Gazette sports reporter Victoria Jacobsen every Thursday to discuss the latest in Northeast Indiana athletics. Zach also takes a regular look at specific sports stories locally and around the state. From schools, to the minor leagues, and even the pros, stay up to date on all of the sports in your region with Field Notes.
The I In Immigrant
Ahmed Abdelmageed, an immigrant himself, asks these question and more in this new podcast "The I in Immigrant". In collaboration with 89.1 WBOI's Katy Anderson, they interview members of the Fort Wayne Indiana community and delve a bit deeper into the person we often don't see behind a label our society imposes on them.
Statewide Stories
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Indiana lawmakers approved a measure that would, in part, allow schools that undergo a mastery-based pilot program to suspend certain state regulations. -
The final version of a pharmacy benefit manager reform bill received approval from lawmakers — but some raised concerns that a policy in the legislation would increase drug costs for Hoosiers. -
Indiana First Lady Maureen Braun is launching a fundraising initiative to keep the Dolly Parton Imagination Library going statewide. It comes more than two months after Gov. Mike Braun tasked his wife with keeping the program alive. -
The state is investigating a fatal case of ehrlichiosis in Floyd County. It’s a tick disease that causes flu-like symptoms, but if left untreated, could kill you. The Indiana Department of Health warns Hoosiers to take precautions against tick bites. -
Lawmakers revived an A through F rating system that measures Indiana schools’ performance — but it could face major changes before the end of the year.
