May 5, 2023
Holcomb signs bills targeting LGBTQ students
Indiana's governor on Thursday signed a bill that will require schools to notify a parent if a student requests a name or pronoun change at school, one of the final bills approved in a legislative session that had targeted LGBTQ+ people in the state, especially students.
Read MoreMay 5, 2023
Non-competes on primary care doctors will be banned. Other specialists get new potential routes out
Indiana primary care doctors will no longer be allowed to be subject to new non-compete agreements starting in July. Other physician specialties aren't fully left out of the bill signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb Thursday.
Read MoreMay 4, 2023
Cleveland Cliffs could lock in more than a decade of carbon pollution with contract extension
Last week, Suncoke Energy announced it extended its agreement with Cleveland Cliffs to provide the company with more than 1.2 million tons of coke a year until 2035.
Read MoreMay 4, 2023
Public, teacher, law enforcement retirees won't get extra pension help in new state budget
Nearly 100,000 public, teacher and law enforcement retirees wont get any extra pension help from lawmakers in the new state budget.
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Former Republican Jennifer McCormick launches Democratic bid for governor
Former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick launched a bid for governor Thursday. McCormick, who served in office as a Republican, is running as a Democrat.
Read MoreMay 4, 2023
Holcomb signs multiple juvenile justice bills into law
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed several bills this week that will impact the state’s juvenile justice system.
Read MoreMay 4, 2023
After losing referendum votes, school corporations face difficult budget decisions
Three Indiana school districts will have to make difficult decisions about their budgets after their referendums were shot down by voters on Tuesday.
Read MoreMay 3, 2023
Indiana to double jury pay this year in bid to increase participation, fairness in trial panels
Indiana jurors will be paid some of the highest daily wages in the nation under a new law signed this week. Lawmakers and court officials hope the increase will make it easier to fill the jury box.
Read MoreMay 3, 2023
Indiana will stop taxing all active-duty income in 2024
Indiana will soon join the many states that don't tax active-duty military income under a new law. House Bill 1034 got unanimous bipartisan support as it passed the legislature and was signed by the Governor Monday.
Read MoreMay 3, 2023
Statewide elected officials getting big pay raises in new state budget
Statewide elected officials are getting big pay raises in the new state budget boosts of anywhere from 39 to 60 percent.
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