February 23, 2023
Bill to help cities with combined sewers avoid water violations passes Senate
These are systems where sewage, industrial waste and stormwater are collected together and sent to a treatment plant. During heavy rains, combined sewers cant handle all that excess dirty water so some of it gets sent straight into nearby rivers and streams.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2023
Senate committee advances bill to help spread Dolly Parton Imagination Library statewide
The Dolly Parton Imagination Library would get help spreading statewide under legislation advanced to the full Senate Thursday.
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2023
House Republicans vote to block public funding from Kinsey Institute at Indiana University
Indiana House Republicans voted Wednesday to block public funding of the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University.
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2023
Indiana House seeks to apply voter ID law to vote-by-mail ballot applications
Hoosiers applying to vote by mail in Indiana would have to show some kind of voter ID under legislation approved by the House Wednesday.
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2023
Governor signs small business federal tax savings bill into law
Hoosier small businesses can get greater federal tax savings this year because of the first bill from the 2023 session thats been signed into law.
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2023
House GOP seeks to stop courts from intervening when transgender kids are at risk of suicide
House Republicans voted for a bill Wednesday that would stop Indiana courts from intervening when a transgender child is at risk of suicide.
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2023
Indiana couldn't set stricter coal ash rules than federal ones under state House bill amendment
Environmental groups worry an amendment to House Bill 1623 could prevent Indiana from doing what’s best to handle its coal ash — or at the very least, create confusion.
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2023
If prosecutors refuse to file charges, a new attorney could replace them under Senate bill
A bill moving through the Indiana Senate would allow the appointment of a special attorney if county prosecutors refuse to file charges for crimes.
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2023
Holcomb pens op-ed urging Congress to allow states to sponsor immigrants
Gov. Eric Holcomb and fellow Republican Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah are calling on Congress to find a breakthrough on immigration reform.
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2023
Senate committee votes to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth
A Senate committee heard a few hours of testimony Wednesday and then voted to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Transgender advocates protested outside the committee as it was passed.
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