New Affordable Housing, Hospital Mergers Impact, Indiana Tax Collections, Election Surveys, Gaza Ceasefire Protest

Forty Six Flats is being built through a partnership between the city, the developer, Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority and nonprofit Partnership for Affordable Housing.  National experts say hospital mergers contribute to Indiana’s high healthcare costs.  Indiana tax revenues were steady in the first quarter of the new fiscal year.    WFYI and the Indianapolis Recorder sent election surveys to this year’s Indianapolis City-County Council candidates, for both contested and uncontested races.  You can read each candidate here.  Indianapolis protests call for a ceasefire in Gaza, and an end to U.S. aid to Israel. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org/news and follow us on social media to get comprehensive analysis and local news daily.  Subscribe to WFYI News Now wherever you get your podcasts. Today's episode of WFYI News Now was produced by Darian Benson, Abriana Herron, and Kendall Antron with support from Sarah Neal-Estes.