Apr 02 Indiana governor approves changes to state's religious freedom law By Justin Scuiletti Republican leaders in the Indiana legislature announced today a proposal aiming to clarify the state's controversial religious freedom law, which has come under fire under the belief that the new rules would allow businesses to discriminate against LGBT customers… Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 6:39 Religious Freedom bill stirs Hoosier uproar By PBS News Hour Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said he wanted to clarify his state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, defending the law he signed last week as not discriminatory. In the last few days, gay rights groups have protested while high-profile companies have come… Continue watching
Mar 31 VIDEO: Indiana Gov. Mike Pence speaks on controversial 'religious freedom' law By Justin Scuiletti Indiana Governor Mike Pence on Tuesday will speak on his state's new controversial religious freedom law. The legislation, which Pence signed into law on Thursday, has come under a steady stream of criticism from civil rights groups and… Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 5:43 News Wrap: Indiana GOP lawmakers say they'll clarify a new religious freedom bill By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 29 As HIV epidemic rages in Indiana, lessons to be learned from Vancouver By William Brangham Indiana Governor Mike Pence this week declared a public health emergency because of 79 H.I.V. cases among injection drug-users in the southern part of the state. Continue reading
Mar 28 Controversy surrounds new Indiana religious objections law By Associated Press The heat over Indiana's new religious objections law spread Friday across social media and to the White House as many local officials and business groups around the state tried to jump in and stem the fallout. Continue reading
Feb 06 Obama to tout community college proposal at Indiana town hall By Jeni O'Malley, Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — President Barack Obama's proposal to make two years of college free will get a key test Friday as he travels to Indiana, a red state where making college more affordable and increasing graduation rates are squarely in the… Continue reading
Oct 17 7 more states to recognize same-sex marriages By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The federal government is recognizing same-sex marriages in seven more states. The states are Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Colorado and Nevada. Continue reading
Aug 29 Can universities be embarrassed into raising graduation rates? By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report Indiana is ahead of many other states in widely broadcasting public universities’ and colleges’ success rates as part of an attempt to force rates up. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch News Wrap: Maliki rejects appeals for a unity government in Iraq By PBS News Hour Continue watching