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Then-U.S. Representative Todd Rokita speaks with the press after hearing Vice President Mike Pence speak Sept. 22, 2017, at the Wylam Center of Flagship East in Anderson, Indiana. Under Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita exists a Parents’ Bill of Rights, which provides guidelines on how parents across the state can exercise their right to monitor decisions regarding their child’s education.

IU faculty responds to Parents’ Bill of Rights’ medical, education decisions

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IU faculty debate the new section on vaccination in the Parents’ Bill of Rights.

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a House Subcommittee hearing July 31, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Fauci will be awarded the Ryan White Leadership Award by the School of Public Health and the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention Dec. 6 in a virtual ceremony.

IU will present Dr. Anthony Fauci with leadership award in webinar Monday

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The award will be presented on White’s 50th birthday, honors commitment to HIV/AIDS prevention

Indiana youth organizations educate communities, provide resources for runaway youths

Nov 30, 2021 6:37 pm

November is the National Runaway Prevention Month.

Indiana’s high smoking rate causes high rates of lung cancer, experts say

Nov 14, 2021 2:47 pm

Around 80-90% of lung cancer is due to patients smoking cigarettes.

An American flag and an Indiana flag are attached to a flag pole on Nov. 1, 2021, outside the Student Building. Flags across all IU campuses are lowered to half-staff following the direction of the U.S. president or Indiana governor.

Flags on IU campus are lowered for remembrance, solemn events

Nov 1, 2021 1:21 pm

Facility staff on campus lower flags to half-staff following orders from the president and governor.

The Indiana General Assembly announced proposed U.S. House and Indiana State House districts for the next decade on Sept. 14, 2021. Bloomington and Monroe County would remain in IN-9 under the proposed map.

Indiana Republicans announce U.S. House redistricting drafts, Monroe County stays in IN-9

Sep 14, 2021 1:10 pm

Indiana’s 9th District now does not include Morgan County and shifts to include southeastern Indiana.

Afghan evacuees arrive in Indianapolis Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, as 1st Cavalry Division soldiers watch. Hoosiers will host the Afghans at Camp Atterbury, near Edinburgh, as they begin their safe resettlement to the United States. The division soldiers along with Indiana National Guard soldiers will provide transportation, temporary housing, medical screening and logistics support as part of Operation Allies Welcome.

OPINION: Senator Mike Braun’s comments regarding refugee resettlement in Indiana are unjustified

Sep 13, 2021 8:41 pm

Senator Mike Braun mischaracterized Afghan refugees as they arrived in Indiana.

Then-junior Bryce Asher receives a COVID-19 vaccination April 12, 2021, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals denied IU’s request to dismiss a lawsuit regarding its vaccine mandate, according to a report from WTHR.

Federal appeals court denies IU’s request to dismiss vaccine mandate lawsuit

Sep 13, 2021 4:52 pm

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the case against IU’s vaccine mandate.

Afghan evacuees arrive Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, as 1st Cavalry Division soldiers watch in Indianapolis. Hoosiers will host the Afghans at Camp Atterbury, near Edinburgh, Indiana, as they begin their safe resettlement to the United States with Indiana National Guard soldiers will providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening and logistics support as part of Operation Allies Welcome.

Camp Atterbury designated as temporary housing site for Afghanistan refugees

Sep 1, 2021 8:16 pm

Active-duty and National Guard service members will be at the site to assist.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb extends public health emergency for another month

Aug 30, 2021 6:08 pm

The extension is now set to expire on Sept. 30, 2021.

The state of Indiana must continue to provide federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits for about 230,000 Hoosiers after a Marion County judge decided Friday to temporarily interrupt Gov. Eric Holcomb’s order to cease such benefits.

Indiana will continue federal pandemic unemployment benefits after judge’s ruling

Jun 26, 2021 4:41 pm

About 230,000 Hoosiers will continue to receive the affected benefits.

Freshmen students wear masks while walking through campus Aug. 24, 2020. The state legislature's veto override Monday terminated local COVID-19 restrictions in Indiana more stringent than the state's, requiring approval from local city councils, mayors or county legislative bodies for reinstatement.

Indiana lawmakers override governor’s veto of Senate Bill 5

May 11, 2021 4:33 pm

Monroe County Health Department Administrator said there won’t be changes for Monroe County.

The interior of Hope Presbyterian Church, which meets in the Monroe Convention Center, appears in 2018 in Bloomington. Kara Million, now inactive at Hope Presbyterian Church, helped her husband Chris Baker with a Good Friday service rehearsal.

Former members of Hope Presbyterian Church in Bloomington allege abuse, cover-up

May 6, 2021 10:26 am

The Central Indiana Presbytery and Dan Herron deny the allegations.

Gov. Eric Holcomb gives a speech Nov. 3, 2020, at the JW Marriott Hotel in downtown Indianapolis. Holcomb is suing the General Assembly over House Bill 1123.

Gov. Holcomb sues state legislature over bill expanding legislative power during emergencies

May 3, 2021 5:31 pm

Holcomb is suing over an overturned veto of House Bill 1123.

A cicada from Brood XIX appears in August 2011. IU professor Armin Moczek said 213 billion cicadas will be found in Monroe County starting in late April to early May.

What to know about the billions of cicadas emerging in Indiana this month

Apr 28, 2021 9:32 pm

After spending 17 years underground, the cicadas will emerge in late April.

LETTER: Indiana must pass the Cub Protection Act

Apr 28, 2021 1:57 pm

We must protect big cats from people like Timothy Stark.

Climate change predicted to affect agriculture, seasons in Indiana

Apr 27, 2021 2:30 pm

The snow Indiana experienced April 20 is a result of climate change.

Bloomington High School South is one of multiple schools in the Monroe County Community School Corporation. Indiana lawmakers announced Tuesday there will be record-breaking investments going toward education in the state over the next two years.

$1.9 billion allocated to Indiana K-12 schools could help increase Monroe Co. teacher salaries

Apr 26, 2021 4:14 pm

$600 million will go toward increasing teacher pay.

The Wendell Wright School of Education Building is located at 201 N. Rose Ave. Senate Bill 205, which was signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb on Friday, allows those who are at least 26-years-old and possess a bachelor's degree to be given a first-year teacher’s license, after completing an alternative training program such as American Board.

Indiana Gov. Holcomb signs alternative teacher certification bill, educators express concern

Apr 25, 2021 9:13 pm

The bill allows individuals who complete an alternative certification program to receive a teacher’s license.

Wetlands appear at the Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve in Ellettsville, Indiana. The Indiana Senate passed Senate Bill 389 in early February, which would originally remove protections for more than 80% of Indiana’s wetlands.

OPINION: If the Indiana General Assembly tanks environmental bills, it tanks our future

Apr 22, 2021 7:13 pm

Holcomb must protect our wetlands and veto SB 389.