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For many high-poverty rural and urban areas, there are sparse health care resources. One listener in Columbus wondered why this problem was so prevalent.

Gov. Eric Holcomb’s major economic development initiative – the READI grant program – looks set for another major influx of funding.

At-will employment gives employers the right to fire anyone for almost any reason. While the law prohibits employers from firing people for certain reasons, it ultimately falls to the former employee to seek accountability and prove their case in civil court.

Indiana’s unemployment rate increased slightly to 3 percent in October, according to new Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates. It’s the first month to hit the 3 percent threshold since September 2021. However, the rate is still low compared to the nation and Indiana's historic rates.

The Indiana State Teachers Association has some overriding goals for this upcoming legislative session – addressing the issue of low teacher pay and staffing shortages in school districts.

About half of Hoosiers in a new poll approve of the job Eric Holcomb is doing as governor.

Indiana lawmakers plan to provide Hoosiers with relief from property tax bills that are on the rise. And House Speaker Todd Huston said Indiana needs bold action to address high health care costs.

Arguments continued Monday afternoon in Dr. Caitlin Bernard’s lawsuit to halt Attorney General Todd Rokita’s subpoenas for patient information and medical records from the doctor.

Indianapolis-based Helping Veterans And Families (HVAF) is trying to assist veterans' efforts to find or upgrade their jobs through a program called VetWorks. 26 veterans graduated from phase one of the VetWorks program Friday.

In a press release, the Department of Labor said $1,158,536 in back pay recovered from Elkhart-based Alliance will be split between 710 workers.