Vote-by-Mail Requirements, Health Impact of Air Pollution, Charging Highway for Electric Trucks, Equitable Food Access in Indy
Indiana did not make any changes to the vote-by-mail process this past legislative session, but it is still inaccessible to many Hoosiers. A new study found that 50,000 premature deaths and over 100,000 new cases of pediatric asthma were due to pollution in 2019. Purdue University and the Indiana Department of Transportation will start construction this week on a segment of highway that can charge electric semi-trucks as they drive over it. Equitable food access, a movement in Indianapolis, seeks to get healthy, affordable food to people who need it - but an estimated 200,000 residents are…
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