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DEI in the healthcare industry, farmers coping with avian flu, execution drug | Indiana Newsdesk

Coming up on  Indiana Newsdesk:

A bill targeting diversity, equity and inclusion is moving through the statehouse. The bill’s author says it’s about fairness, but doctors say it’s bad for the healthcare industry.

Commercial chicken farmers are being hit hard by the avian flu, and that hits not only their bottom line but also can take an emotional toll. Nearly seven million commercial birds have been lost to the flu since 2022.

And Connecticut lawmakers are looking to ban production of the drug used in Indiana for federal and state executions.

Those stories and the latest news headlines from across the state, Friday at 6 on  Indiana Newsdesk.

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