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Northeast Indiana Now: December 29, 2025

Sen. Liz Brown will no longer chair the Indiana Senate's Judiciary Committee after she earlier quit a Republican leadership position in protest of the congressional redistricting plan's defeat.

Starting January first, more than half a million low-income Hoosiers won't be able to use their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance, or SNAP, benefits on sugary drinks and candy.

Federal officials have ordered a temporary halt to the planned shutdowns of two coal-burning Indiana power plants.

Brianna Datta-Barrow is the Host of Morning Edition and Operations Coordinator at 89.1 WBOI and the host and producer of Who and What, a weekday news podcast focusing on Northeast Indiana news, culture, and events.