February 27, 2024
House passes health care merger notification bill. Concerns over business data persist
House lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that requires hospitals and other health care entities to notify the attorney general if they have a merger or acquisition that crosses a $10 million threshold.
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Local communities could not sue gun industry, even for illegal acts, under Senate-approved bill
Local communities in Indiana won't be allowed to sue the gun industry, even for illegal actions, under legislation approved by the Senate Tuesday.
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2024
State election board, Indiana Supreme Court rule against John Rust, removing him from ballot
Southern Indiana egg farmer John Rust was removed from the Republican primary ballot for U.S. Senate, in a unanimous decision by the Indiana Election Commission Tuesday.
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2024
Bill to allow development on steeper slopes heads to the governor
A bill that aims to make more land available for housing in Monroe County by allowing development on steeper slopes is headed to the governor.
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Indiana Senate approves loosened regulations for unlicensed child care homes
Regulations of home-based child care would be loosened by legislation approved by the Indiana Senate Monday.
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Bill to tackle nursing workforce hurdles – including licensing, instructors – nears governor's desk
Indiana has a nursing shortage, but nursing schools say they don't have enough faculty to educate the amount of students the state needs. The Senate passed a bill that simplifies nursing instructor requirements and eliminates a barrier for nurses from other countries to work in Indiana.
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2024
How much do environmental regulations like wetland protections add to home prices?
Groups that represent home builders and developers often talk about how environmental regulation adds to the cost of building a new home, making home ownership unaffordable for many Hoosiers. But just how much do environmental regulations specifically factor into the price of a home?
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2024
Bill to put chaplains in schools derailed – but language added to religious instruction measure
A proposal to put chaplains in public schools could be derailed in the final weeks of the legislative session. However, a Senate committee voted this week to add the bill's language into a different measure, giving it another opportunity to make it into law.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2024
Bill to eliminate local bans on dog sales at pet stores heads to governor's desk
A bill that adds new requirements to how dogs are bred and sold in Indiana is headed to the governor's desk after it narrowly cleared the House Thursday.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2024
Weekly Statehouse Update: Gary gun lawsuit, antisemitism, abuse victims in Boy Scouts settlement
Republicans trying to kill a lawsuit against gun manufacturers and sellers. A Senate committee significantly changes a bill on antisemitism. And a bill heads to the Senate floor that could help victims of abuse in a Boy Scouts of America settlement get more money. Here's what you might have missed this week at the Statehouse.
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