The Statehouse File

Arguably the No. 1 complaint journalists hear from the public is, Why don't you cover more good news? Well, we didn't set out to do that on purpose exactly, but when in seven states went looking for people building community in a divided nation, they had no trouble finding them. From Peoga, Indiana's Big Little Parade to Trenton, New Jersey's Old Barracks Founders Day to Seattle, Washington's green collegiate baseball diamond, Americans are finding ways to come together—if only for an afternoon.

Our series runs today through Saturday the Fourth, and we hope you love it. It's definitely some good news.

The Fountain Square location of WildEye Cannabis is bright green, but really, it looks like any bar. The garage door is open to let in the spring afternoon, glasses sit behind the counter, commercials roll on a handful of TV screens.

'The wild west of cannabis': ​Indiana’s h**p industry looks for growth amid legislative pushback The Fountain Square location of WildEye Cannabis is bright green, but really, it looks like any bar. The garage door is open to let in the spring afternoon, glasses sit

Republican state Rep. J.D. Prescott is hitting the road to pitch his plan to eliminate Indiana’s property taxes, while acknowledging that convincing lawmakers to give up a key revenue source will be a “monumental undertaking.”

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Twelve-year-old Michelline Christman can do anything her peers can—play basketball, swim, even run. But when she does these things, there's something always lingering in the back of her mind: sickle cell disease.

Camp Silver Moon gives kids with sickle cell a classic (and safe) summer camp experience Twelve-year-old Michelline Christman can do anything her peers can—play basketball, swim, even run.