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DEI: Braun Identifies 350 Examples in State Government
by Whitney Downard, Casey Smith, Leslie Bonilla Muñiz and Madelyn Hanes, Indiana Capital Chronicle July 11, 2025 Grants to reduce racial health inequities.Scholarships for Black…
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Greed: The Survival of a Primitive Emotion
by Lawrence S. Wittner Congressional passage of Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” provides the latest evidence that human greed, despite its primitive nature, remains alive…
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Genocide: A Stark UN Report on Palestine
A recent and highly significant report from the United Nations, A/HRC/59/23, authored by Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, casts a searing light on the economic dimensions…
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Food Banks Launch Ad Buy Defending SNAP from Congressional Cuts
by Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle July 1, 2025 Nearly a dozen food banks serving portions of Indiana teamed up to launch an advertising campaign…
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Wearables: A New Frontier in Health or Control
The future of personal health technology is rapidly unfolding, bringing with it both promises of unprecedented well-being and profound questions about privacy, autonomy, and the…
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Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
by Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex MierjeskiProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like…
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Senate’s Vision of the “One Big Beautiful Bill”
The concept of a “Big Beautiful Bill” has resonated through American political discourse, often serving as a catch-all term for ambitious legislative packages aimed at…
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HIP: Health Indiana Plan Needs Revisions
by Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle June 18, 2025 In his second tenure leading Indiana’s most expensive state agency, Family and Social Services Administration Secretary…
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Why You Should Care About the IRS
You might not think much about the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) unless it’s tax season. For many, the IRS is just that confusing government agency…
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Common Home Maintenance for First-Time Homeowners
If you’ve just moved into your first home, you may not know what to expect with long-term maintenance. Avoid any surprises and know what to…
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