April 1, 2025
‘Fixes’ to evictions expungement bill bring Indiana housing advocates back on board
The amended bill would allow courts to automatically order some eviction cases to be hidden from public view.
Read MoreApril 1, 2025
House lawmakers pass bill to ensure long water pipelines don't threaten supply
The bill aims to address concerns over water transfers like those planned to serve the controversial LEAP industrial district in Lebanon.
Read MoreApril 1, 2025
House approves obscene performances ban, giving anyone right to sue local governments over it
Indiana House Republicans voted to give anyone the right to sue local governments to stop performances they think are obscene.
Read MoreMarch 31, 2025
School board candidates forced to choose political labels on the ballot under House-approved bill
School board candidates would be forced to choose a political label for the ballot under a bill narrowly approved by the House Monday.
Read MoreMarch 31, 2025
INDOT commissioner resigns after less than three months; replacement named
The Indiana Department of Transportation has a new commissioner for the second time since Gov. Mike Braun took office in January.
Read MoreMarch 29, 2025
Indiana U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz’s town hall in Muncie met with protests
U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Indiana) held a series of town halls this weekend, the only Republican House member in the country to do so after GOP leadership suggested House members not hold them. Her arrival in Muncie on Saturday was met with loud protests.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2025
ACLU of Indiana files lawsuit to challenge halt on gender change requests for birth records
The Indiana Department of Health issued guidance to local and county health departments to stop accepting gender change requests for Indiana birth records. IDOH said it was to comply with Gov. Mike Braun’s March 4 executive order that directed agencies to “enforce the biological binary” of gender.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2025
February unemployment rate drops slightly from January, but is 0.8 percentage points worse than 2024
Both the state and national unemployment rates steadily rose over the last year, according to new preliminary data. Indiana unemployment rate for the month of February stood at 4.3 percent.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2025
The public gets one more chance to testify on bill to bolster nuclear, retain coal on customer dime
Among other things, the bill would allow an Indiana utility to pass along some of the costs of developing a small modular nuclear reactor to its customers — even if the plant never gets finished.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2025
Weekly Statehouse update: Students' voter IDs, foster families' child care, farmers' online portal
A bill banning the use of student IDs at polling places advances to the House floor. A measure setting aside some child care vouchers for foster families heads to the governor’s desk. And Gov. Mike Braun signs his first bill into law.
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