217 Today: Indiana House to debate a bill that would heavily restrict abortions
Abortion rights supporters gathered outside the Senate chamber as lawmakers debated and then voted on the legislation. Elizabeth Gabriel/WFYI
Monday, August 1, 2022
Today's headlines:
- An unusually tense process to select the next Democratic Party of Illinois chair ended Friday when its current chair withdrew her name from consideration.
- The Democratic Party of Illinois has a new leader after an internal power battle settled this weekend.
- Illinois’ share of a national opioid settlement with four pharmaceutical giants is $760 million.
- The livelihood of Illinois’ state insect —the monarch butterfly —is under threat.
In today's deep dive, we'll learn more about efforts to severely restrict abortion in Indiana.
217 Today is produced by Farrah Anderson. Reporting today contributed by Alex Degman, Hannah Meisel, Mawa Iqbal, Harrison Malkin and Michael Puente