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Killing Capital Punishmentnew

The final stop on the Indiana Journey of Hope Tour will feature murder victim family member and Journey co-founder, Bill Pelke - whose story is based in Indiana.; Bill Babbitt and Randy Gardner, who both had brothers executed; exonerated death row inmates Juan Melendez (from Florida) and Edward Mpagi (from Uganda); and Tracey Spirko, whose husband is on death row in Ohio.

NUVO | Rebecca Townsend | 10-16-2013 | Policy Issues

Tags: death penalty, Bill Pelke, journey of hope

The Upside of the Affordable Care Actnew

The federal government is making the State of Indiana an offer that's too good to refuse: expanding Medicaid to cover more Hoosiers.

NUVO | Linda Greene | 03-05-2013 | Policy Issues

Indiana Appeals court rejects Planned Parenthood defundingnew

"The State does not have plenary authority to exclude a class of providers for any reason...." the three-judge panel opines in its ruling.

NUVO | NUVO Editors | 10-23-2012 | Policy Issues

Indiana officials facing Medicaid decisionsnew

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the federal health care law has left Indiana's next governor and legislature facing a decision about whether to expand the state's Medicaid program.

NUVO | The Statehouse File | 06-29-2012 | Policy Issues

Tags: medicaid, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Indianapolis Strengthens Smoking Bannew

Indianapolis bars will go smoke-free on June 1.

NUVO | Rebecca Townsend | 04-20-2012 | Policy Issues

Tags: smoking bans, Indianapolis smoking ban

Listen to Left to Get Healthcare Rightnew

Want to get healthcare right? Listen to the left. Want to fix the economy? It can't be done without fixing healthcare first.

NUVO | David Hoppe | 04-03-2012 | Policy Issues

Tags: health care, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

The Twisted Web of Church and Statenew

The state of Indiana won't talk about its $1.5M collaboration with the Indiana Family Institute (IFI) to promote "healthy marriage," while IFI officials lobby for a hetero-marriage amendment.

NUVO | Andy Kopsa | 02-27-2012 | Policy Issues

Tags: Planned Parenthood, Focus on the Family, Indiana Family Institute, Indiana LGBT, Separation of Church and State

Rural Communities Fear SLAPPnew

House Bill 1091 is scheduled for a hearing on Jan 10. One CAFO watchdog called it "the most repulsive, underhanded and unjust piece of proposed legislation I've ever seen."

NUVO | NUVO Editors | 01-10-2012 | Policy Issues

Tags: CAFO, HB1091

Officials Target Trafficking Loopholesnew

Indiana state officials are lobbying to fast-track legislation that would make it easier for police and prosecutors to crack down on human trafficking.

NUVO | Franklin College Pulliam School of Journalism | 12-22-2011 | Policy Issues

Tags: human trafficking, sex trade