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Abortion ban blocked, extreme heat laws, special education funding | Indiana Newsdesk

Farmers in Rockingham County, Virginia check the results of no-till farming in their fields in 2008, as part of their participation in a U.S. Department of Agriculture program (Bob Nichols/USDA)
Farmers in Rockingham County, Virginia check the results of no-till farming in their fields in 2008, as part of their participation in a U.S. Department of Agriculture program (Bob Nichols/USDA)

This week on  Indiana Newsdesk:

A judge blocks Indiana’s abortion ban a week after it took effect. Just ahead, why the judge temporarily halted the ban and a legal expert joins us to learn more of what could happen next.

Indiana summers are only getting hotter – and those high heat days are dangerous for farm workers. Coming up, do Indiana workers need more laws to protect them from extreme heat?

And the Indiana legislature is allotting 10-million dollars for a scholarship program to help pay for special education services. But some believe the program will hurt public school funding.

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Anchor "Indiana Newsdesk," "Ask The Mayor" - WTIU/WFIU News. Formerly host of "The Weekly Special." Hebron, Ind. native, IU Alumnus. Follow him on Twitter @Joe_Hren