State-Sanctioned Literacy Training Faces Opposition, Anti-Abortion Group Sues the State, Concern Over Changes to Medicaid Program, ACLU Sues Purdue

The state’s Department of Education unveiled its plan last month for more than ten thousand of them to learn a new way to teach reading. An anti-abortion group is suing the agency saying a recent decision violates Indiana’s public records law. The Family and Social Services Administration plans to move forward with a significant change to a Medicaid program utilized by over 1,600 children with disabilities, despite concerns from caregivers. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana is suing Purdue over a state law passed this year that many academics say dismantles tenure.