Coming up on Indiana Newsdesk:
Drug users have begun mixing the animal tranquilizer xylazine with heroine and fentanyl with lethal consequences. Overdose deaths from xylazine in the Midwest rose from 57 in 2020 to 351 in 2021.
A little more than a decade ago, Indiana University eliminated its Office of Women’s Affairs, dividing its role among different departments. But inequalities in pay and tenure for men and women on IU’s faculty remain.
And we’ll update you on some of the bills making their way through the general assembly.
Those stories and the latest news headlines from across the state, Friday at 6 on Indiana Newsdesk.
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