If the federal government remains shut down through Nov. 1, millions of people across the country – and more the 600,000 Hoosiers – will not receive their SNAP benefits.

Among those leading the charge in Indiana is Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, a pastor and proud Christian nationalist.

The move came one week after Jim Rodenbush says he was ordered by administrators to remove news from the Indiana Daily Student print edition.

Recent comments and recommendations on treatment and causes of autism by President Donald Trump and his administration have stirred controversy on the issue.

Indiana is slashing available seats in state-funded preschool programs next year and reducing reimbursement for preschools. The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced the cuts in June and said the state was narrowing eligibility for these programs.

Pet ownership has risen by about 10 percent over the last three decades, with three-fourths of those surveyed saying they acquired a pet during the pandemic.

Breast augmentation was the No. 2 cosmetic surgical procedure last year, trailing liposuction, which remains popular with the elder millennial and Gen X crowds.

U.S. Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has been a long-time critic of vaccines, recently rescinded the emergency use authorizations for COVID vaccines.

Growing out of the labor movement of the 1880s, the first Labor Day parade was held in New York City in 1882. Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894.