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Indiana secures ten-year extension of Healthy Indiana Plan

SOURCE: News release from Office of Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced today that Indiana has received approval to continue its successful alternative to traditional Medicaid expansion—the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP)—for ten more years. This…

Indiana Statehouse

Indiana governor tests negative for COVID-19

SOURCE: News release from the Office of Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb has tested negative for COVID-19. The Governor was tested out of an abundance of caution after learning that State Health Commissioner Dr.…

Accessible all-terrain wheelchairs added at Indiana Dunes SP

SOURCE: News release from Indiana Department of Natural Resources Three new all-terrain accessible wheelchairs were added for guest use at Indiana Dunes State Park during a donation ceremony there today. These chairs join a pool of several others available in…

Indiana’s infant mortality rate falls to historic low

SOURCE: News release from Indiana State Department of Health INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced today Indiana’s infant mortality rate fell in 2019 to the lowest level in state recorded history, which is evidence that efforts to give every child…

Indiana DNR

Deer hunters: Remember safety tips as season approaches

SOURCE: News release from Indiana Department of Natural Resources With the deer reduction zone season underway, youth deer season this weekend and the statewide archery season coming in on October 1, 2020, Indiana Conservation Officers are offering safety tips to…

Indiana DNR

Get SepticSmart this week

SOURCE: News release from Indiana Department of Natural Resources Gov. Eric Holcomb officially proclaimed this SepticSmart Week, and the DNR Lake Michigan Coastal Program (LMCP) is doing its part to promote septic system awareness and maintenance. The SepticSmart program (epa.gov/septicsmart)…

ISDA

Roadway safety encouraged during harvest season

SOURCE: News release from Indiana State Department of Agriculture INDIANA — Crops across the state are looking bountiful and harvest is almost here. Farmers will soon be traveling in large slow-moving farm equipment on Indiana roads. To increase roadway safety, we…

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Indiana named top state in the nation for adoption

SOURCE: News release from Indiana Department of Child Services INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb and U.S. Administration of Children and Families Assistant Secretary Lynn Johnson announced Thursday that Indiana is the top state in the nation for increasing the…