Exhaling after the legislative session

Hoosier Health MattersSeason 1, Episode 14Date: 5/2/2025Title:  Exhaling after the legislative sessionIn this episode of Hoosier Health Matters, hosts Gabriel Bosslet and Tracey Wilkinson update public health news including Measles in Indiana (flat, thank goodness), and journals get a threatening letter from a US attorney. They then talk about the end of the session: a wrap up on the bills GTC followed, a silver lining (cigarette tax), and discuss the massive budget cuts, including to public health funding (not good). Also, this will be the last weekly edition of this podcast, which will start dropping every other week (next episode 5/16/2025).00:00- Intro01:20- ANNOUNCEMENT- podcast moving to every other week episodes02:58- updates- measles flat, legal challenge against HHS public health funding cuts, journals sent nutso letter from US Attorney for DC (response from lancet)06:08- what the heck does "sine die" mean?07:23- 30,000 foot view of the legislative session (from Good Trouble's point of view)10:46- The terrible budget and slash and burn end to the budget bill (HEA 1001)12:34- Massive cuts to public health in the 2025-2026 budget17:15- The silver lining (raising the cigarette tax)22:58- Little things to do this week including a Good Trouble meetup24:38- Wrap upBecome a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram