Indiana has a surplus of billions (but none for summer meals for kids), keep avoiding bagged lettuce, and recent health law cases
Podcast: Hoosier Health MattersPublished On: Fri Jul 31 2026
Description: Hoosier Health MattersSeason 2, Episode 20Date: 7/31/2026Title: Indiana has a surplus of billions (but none for summer meals for kids), keep avoiding bagged lettuce, and recent health law cases00:00- Intro00:35- Tracey is confused by NASCAR1:35- 24 new members since last episode! Tell your friends to become GTC members!2:29- Indianapolis one of the 5 least fit cities (out of 100)5:02- Indiana flush with cash ($6 billion in reserves)6:51- Despite this, we have opted out of Sunbucks for 2027 (which provides meals to low-income children over the summer)9:05- 954 Cyclospora cases in Indiana. Don't eat bagged lettuce.11:16- US has the highest annual measles cases already this year in 35 years but Indiana has no cases in 2026!14:50- CDC nominee Erica Schwartz was less than impressive in her nomination hearing16:27- House passes Sunshine Protection Act, which would make it dark most of the morning in Indiana17:50- Department of Defense to test all 30-year-old soldiers for their testosterone levels, which is super weird. 19:23- Interview with Jane Hartsock about Public Health-related court cases52:07- Little things- Enjoy the last few days of summer with your kids, and discover your Indiana Statehouse candidates, find which ones align with your values, and donate to them (same for the Senate if that seat is up for election!) Email goodtrouble@goodtroubleindiana.org if you need help with this!54:09- Wrap-upElijah Bosslet provided editing assistance with this episode.Become a member of the Good Trouble Coalition (free!)Donate to support the Good Trouble CoalitionThanks for listening!Follow us on Bluesky and Instagram
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