Gov. Mike Braun is looking ahead to a “wrestling match” over property tax reform in the second half of the legislative session.

The proposed legislation would allow the Indiana Department of Workforce Development to create a skills training pilot program, available for eligible Hoosiers on the state’s unemployment insurance program.

Several major Indiana election reforms advanced by the Senate Elections Committee this session either failed to get approval by the full Senate or were significantly scaled back.

Utilities that want to build a new power plant on the site of an old one — or a former coal mine — could bypass local zoning and land use laws under a Senate bill that passed on Thursday.

Gov. Braun said his wife Maureen Braun — a longtime small business owner — will lead an effort to identify other funding sources to keep the free book program alive.

House Republicans advance their budget proposal. A controversial immigration bill quickly clears the House chamber. And a ban on transgender women competing in college sports heads to the Senate.

Gov. Mike Braun said he’ll veto major property tax reform legislation if it doesn’t “improve” as the session continues.

A bill that would have made street camping illegal died in the Indiana House. Some legislators hope to create a task force to study homelessness across the state.

House Republicans approved a bill Thursday to enhance Indiana’s role in enforcing federal immigration law.

Luke Britt, Indiana’s longest serving public access counselor, is stepping down after 12 years in the role following changes to his office by state lawmakers in 2024.