Robbie Sequeira, Stateline

Indiana businesses no longer required to report youth employment

Indiana this year barred state and local governments from requiring arc fault circuit interrupters, or AFCIs, in certain residential buildings and emergency responder communication systems in some larger structures.

Indiana is among several states that have enacted or considered laws this year to increase reporting and oversight of child neglect and abuse.

State lottery ticket sales nationwide nearly doubled from $52.8 billion to $104.7 billion between fiscal 2008 to 2024.