By Niki Kelly | Editor-in-Chief
On this day in 1978, a crash killed three teenage girls in Indiana after their 1973 Ford Pinto was rammed from behind by a van and burst into flames. The crash helped fuel a national furor over the safety of the Pinto.
If you watch television, listen to the radio or surf on the internet, it’s hard to miss ads touting U.S. Sen. Todd Young’s push to ban stock trading in Congress. Why is he staking such a claim on the issue?
Indiana Medicaid is using a host of events and tools to prepare participants for upcoming work requirements.
Plus, child marriage gets a renewed look in some states.
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U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 25, 2025. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)
US Sen. Young pushes congressional stock trading limits ahead possible 2028 primary
By Tom Davies
U.S. Sen. Todd Young sees greater limits on stock trading by members of Congress as a basic step toward restoring public trust.
The Indiana senator’s support for the Stop Insider Trading Act is the latest among issues in which he’s positioned himself as a “problem solver” rather than a hard-line partisan.
A Young-supporting political group has been promoting his stance through broadcast and online advertising as he prepares for a possible Republican primary challenge in 2028.
NATIONAL NEWS
Since 2018, 17 states have barred marriage before age 18, but most states still allow minors to wed with parental or judicial approval. (Photo by Anna Claire Vollers/Stateline)
More states ban child marriage, though it’s still legal in most of the US
By Anna Claire Vollers
After authorities rescued 16 children last month who had been confined to a single room in a home in rural Ohio, attention turned to their mother, who had been 15 and pregnant when she married their father.
The child endangerment case has recharged a national conversation around child marriage, which is defined by the United Nations as any marriage involving someone under age 18.
COMMENTARY
Voters cast their ballots for the May 19, 2026, primary election at Fox Hollow Elementary School in Idaho Falls. (Photo by Pat Sutphin for the Idaho Capital Sun)
Voters should look beyond the label when casting ballots for public schools
By Jennifer Smith-Margraf
This November, Hoosier voters will see something new on their ballots. For the first time, school board candidates may appear with a party affiliation beside their names.
The answer is simple: Do not let a party label do your homework for you.
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