Whitney Downard

3 days ago | indianacapitalchronicle.com | Whitney Downard

For decades, Indiana’s Community and Home Options to Institutional Care for the Elderly and Disabled program — CHOICE, for short — has sought to keep Hoosiers out of long-term care facilities through home modifications and services like meal delivery or transportation. After the 2025 legislative session, it will also become a “Medicaid diversion program” in two pilot areas. CHOICE’s supporters don’t see the new duty as an expansion of the program, but rather codifying something it’s already doing.

3 days ago | reporter.net | Whitney Downard

The Indiana Capital Chronicle and four other news entities filed a lawsuit last week challenging the state’s prohibition against press witnesses for state executions. Alongside the Associated Press, Circle City Broadcasting, Gannett and Tegna, the outlets allege that the ban violates the First Amendment and limits public accountability. Circle City Broadcasting owns WISH-TV, Gannett owns the Indianapolis Star and eight other outlets, and Tegna owns WTHR.

3 days ago | shelbynews.com | Whitney Downard

For decades, Indiana’s Community and Home Options to Institutional Care for the Elderly and Disabled program — CHOICE, for short — has sought to keep Hoosiers out of long-term care facilities through home modifications and services like meal delivery or transportation. After the 2025 legislative session, it will also become a “Medicaid diversion program” in two pilot areas. kAmrw~xrt’D DFAA@CE6CD 5@?’E D66 E96 ?6H 5FEJ 2D 2? 6IA2?D:@?

4 days ago | reporter.net | Whitney Downard

Last summer, hundreds of thousands of Hoosier families who qualify for food benefits and reduced-price school meals got a summertime boost: $120 per child monthly for food while schools were closed. But relief for those 669,000 children may only have been a one-time blip. Indiana won’t participate in a federal summer food service program, known as SUN Bucks, in 2025. kAm“(6 >256 2 8C62E DE6A 7@CH2C5 =2DE DF>>6C :? 8:G:?8 72>:=:6D E96 23:=:EJ E@ AFC492D6 E96 7@@5 E92E E96J ?665 7@C E96:C <:5D H96?

6 days ago | pharostribune.com | Whitney Downard

Last summer, hundreds of thousands of Hoosier families who qualify for food benefits and reduced-price school meals got a summertime boost: $120 per child monthly for food while schools were closed. But relief for those 669,000 children may only have been a one-time blip. Indiana won’t participate in a federal summer food service program, known as SUN Bucks, in 2025. kAm“(6 >256 2 8C62E DE6A 7@CH2C5 =2DE DF>>6C :? 8:G:?8 72>:=:6D E96 23:=:EJ E@ AFC492D6 E96 7@@5 E92E E96J ?665 7@C E96:C <:5D H96?