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Paramedic sues IU Health alleging discrimination based on his sexual orientation

1 day ago | wfyi.org | Farah Yousry

June 5, 2025 Cody Halstead had always dreamed of being a paramedic. But after six years of working in the EMS department at Indiana University Health, Halstead filed a civil lawsuit against IU Health LifeLine, alleging discrimination and retaliation based on his sexual orientation. “I felt that I was being punished for being honest and different, and didn't really want to stay silent about that,” Halstead said in an interview with WFYI.
Former Indiana virtual charter school official pleads guilty in $44M fraud case

1 day ago | wfyi.org | Eric Weddle

A former administrator of two defunct Indiana virtual charter schools has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of wire fraud conspiracy as part of a sweeping $44 million scheme to defraud the state’s education department. Percy Clark, who helped oversee Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy, admitted to participating in a plan to inflate student enrollment numbers to obtain tens of millions of dollars in state education funding.
Braun defends move on IU trustees while terminated members speak out

3 days ago | wfyi.org | Ethan Sandweiss

June 4, 2025 Gov. Mike Braun talked to reporters Tuesday about his sudden replacement of three elected IU trustees. The former board members and their replacements also are speaking publicly about the move. Exercising his new authority from a last-minute change to the state budget, Braun terminated the three elected IU trustees this week despite his recent assurances that he planned to let them serve until the end of their terms.
Wang moves to join court fight to unseal warrants used to search his homes

3 days ago | wfyi.org | Ethan Sandweiss

June 4, 2025 Months after IU fired them and the FBI searched their homes, former professor XiaoFeng Wang and his wife Nianli Ma are asking a federal court to unseal the search warrants. Wang’s firing has generated national attention considering his sudden termination, his prominence in the field of cybersecurity and his status as a Chinese immigrant.
FSSA 'races' for approval on new HIP 3.0 funding structure before CMS can deny it

3 days ago | wfyi.org | Abigail Ruhman

June 3, 2025Article origination IPB News Policy proposals in the federal reconciliation bill could put Indiana's new Medicaid expansion funding structure in jeopardy. The Family and Social Services Administration said it's trying to get federal approval on the new funding structure before that bill is signed into law. The new funding structure makes some adjustments to a tax that already exists on hospitals.
Indianapolis diving back in to host 2028 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials

3 days ago | wfyi.org | Samantha Horton

June 3, 2025 Indianapolis will be hosting the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials again in 2028. City and sports officials gathered at Lucas Oil Stadium to announce the decision. “It has been almost one year since the 2024 trials, but it still feels like yesterday,” said Bob Vincent, USA Swimming interim CEO.
Gov. Mike Braun open to discussion about future of capital punishment in Indiana

3 days ago | wfyi.org | Brandon Smith

June 3, 2025Article origination IPB News Gov. Mike Braun said he's open to a discussion about the future of capital punishment in Indiana. The cost of purchasing the drug used for lethal injection is a big part of what's prompting the conversation. Indiana used the last of its stock of a lethal injection drug last month to execute Benjamin Ritchie. And Braun said he's not currently planning to purchase more.
Beyond el Barrio explores the history of Indianapolis' first Mexican American neighborhood

4 days ago | wfyi.org | Kyle Long

June 2, 2025 In March of 2020, historian Nicole Martinez-LeGrand published an article on the Indiana Historical Society’s blog, titled The Lost Barrio of Indianapolis. The story shared the history of a small community of Mexican immigrants living on the east side of downtown Indianapolis during the mid-20th Century. That blog post inspired a new documentary directed by Martinez-Legrand, titled "Beyond el Barrio." The film is now streaming on the Indiana Historical Society’s YouTube page.
Officials say Indiana is bird flu free, but that doesn’t mean the virus is gone

4 days ago | wfyi.org | Benjamin Thorp |Ben Thorp

June 2, 2025 Indiana officials say the state is declaring freedom from the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), or bird flu. A HPAI-free status means a state or region has eliminated disease on all affected farms and no new infections are detected in a subsequent 28-day waiting period, according to the World Organization of Animal Health.
Hoosiers call on Indiana's U.S. senators to vote 'no' on cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, Medicare

4 days ago | wfyi.org | Abigail Ruhman

June 2, 2025Article origination IPB News The U.S. Senate returns this week to discuss the federal reconciliation bill. The legislation includes hundreds of millions of dollars in funding cuts to programs that Hoosiers said they depend on to survive. Some Hoosiers are calling for U.S. Sens. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) to vote no on the legislation.