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00:00 - Intro
00:57 - East Side Pipeline Replacement
02:02 - School Choice Analysis
03:16 - Title IX Injunction
04:05 - Rural Hospital Closure
05:13 - Dems React to Beckwith Nomination
The last stretch of upgrades to natural gas pipelines are underway on the east side. Nearly one in five students attend schools outside of their home district, according to a new data analysis by WFYI. New Title IX rules that would enshrine LGBTQ+ protections in Indiana schools were blocked by a U.S. District Court judge. When a critical access hospital in southern Indiana closed in 2022, health care leaders invited the community to contribute to a response plan. Democrats are trying to capitalize on the opportunity they see in the governor’s race after Republicans nominated self-proclaimed Christian nationalist Micah Beckwith for lieutenant governor.
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