INDIANAPOLIS  —  An effort to prevent soft drinks from being purchased with food stamps has died for this year in the Indiana General Assembly. State Rep. Cindy Ziemke, R-Batesville, filed House Bill 1118 (http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/house/1118) that would have prevented Supplemental Nutrition Program Assistance benefits (formerly called food stamps) from being used to purchase energy drinks, carbonated …read more.

Indiana Governor Mike Pence has announced he will join the governors of 10 other states in opposing more protective limits proposed by the federal government for smog-forming pollution linked to asthma and respiratory illness. The group of governors is sending a letter to the US Environmental Protection Agency regarding the stricter ozone standards. Currently, all …read more.