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Indiana students have access to summer meals and snacks at more than 1,000 locations statewide. The Summer Food Service Program has provided meals to students for nearly 50 years.

Thin, flexible plastics — like plastic bags, food wrap and packing material — are among the least likely to get recycled. They get tangled up in the machinery at recycling facilities and can break the equipment.

U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) said access to mental health services is vital for K-12 students’ well-being and academic success. And he’s backing legislation that tries to drive more people into school mental health care jobs.

An Indiana Medicaid member lost her coverage for almost two weeks despite submitting necessary paperwork to the state by its deadline. The member said she was only able to get her coverage back by involving her state lawmakers.

Advanced manufacturing workers are in high demand across the state and there’s a growing need for credentialed workers in the sector. One manufacturing company plans to address this shortage through a summer camp for middle school students.

It was part of BP’s effort to make “blue” hydrogen — which is made using energy from fossil fuels, but includes carbon storage. BP is one of several companies that committed to grow clean hydrogen in the region as part of the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen or MachH2.

More than four dozen state employees in education and commerce agencies were laid off this week, while an additional 80 positions will go unfilled.

Indiana’s infant mortality rate improved again in 2024 according to new preliminary data from the state. The Indiana Department of Health said the rate is at a “historic low” since record-keeping began in 1900.

The top official at the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration said the state’s new long-term care program for Medicaid members over 60 hasn’t met expectations. The statement contradicts claims the agency made under the previous administration, but aligns with concerns providers have raised.

State agencies are likely to face more cuts in the upcoming fiscal year that begins July 1 because of spending requirements from the legislature included in the new budget.