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Tightening abortion laws reignite conversation around a permanent Child Tax Credit

As many states, including Indiana, take steps toĀ tighten abortion laws, conversations have been reignited about how to best support mothers and babies. And many policy experts point to a permanent child tax credit, made available to low- and no-income families, as one way to do that.

iHeartMedia Indianapolis to debut breast cancer charity walk ā€˜Sista Strut’

ā€œSista Strut,ā€ a 3K charity walk in support of breast cancer awareness and research, is coming to Indianapolis. iHeartMedia Indianapolis will host its inaugural charity...

Conditions at northeast side apartment complex create health hazards, but residents struggle for relief

Emauria Davis was in the middle of listing her complaints about the run-down apartment complex she lives in on an October afternoon when one...

People with disabilities left out of climate planning

BY DREW COSTLEYAP Science Writer When the inevitable hurricanes threaten New Orleans, it’s hard for India Scott to figure where to go. In the city...

Public comment period extended for controversial wastewater plant on west side

A controversial sewage plant could be built on Indianapolis’ west side, pending an extension of a public comment period and a public meeting Oct....

Health expo coming to Ivy Tech

A1c Care Center will host a two-day health care expo, ā€œMake Health A Habit,ā€ at the Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center, 2820 N....

Don’t Let the Sunday Scaries Get You Down

Feeling sadness and disappointment as weekends come to an end because you know the pressures and demands of school or work are with you the instant you...

Indiana’s maternal mortality rate went from bad to worse

Maternal mortality rates are on the rise in Indiana. The most recentĀ maternal mortality reportĀ by the Indiana Department of Health, released in late September, shows in 2020, 92 women died during pregnancy or up to a year after giving birth.

Opinion: Achieving health equity begins with empathy

By ROD COTTON Health inequities due to discrimination, bias and lack of access are preventing many Americans from achieving their best health. As a Black man...

Judge issues preliminary injunction, pausing Indiana’s near-total abortion ban

An Owen County judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday in a lawsuit that seeks to strike down Indiana’sĀ near-total abortion ban — halting the state’s new abortion law that officially took effect Sept. 15.

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