January 29, 2024
Policymakers call for FSSA to pause proposed Medicaid cuts after budget shortfall
The lieutenant governor and several lawmakers have called for the Family and Social Services Administration to pause proposed cuts. The proposed cuts would affect caregivers providing attendant care as legally responsible individuals.
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2024
Bill to require rescue equipment along Lake Michigan aims to prevent drownings
Last year 39 people drowned in Lake Michigan, six of them along Indiana beaches and other public sites. A state senator is trying, once again, to pass legislation that would require all public beaches and piers to have rescue equipment nearby.
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2024
Bills responding to Tippecanoe water pipeline likely dead
Bills to protect citizens against large, potentially harmful water withdrawals are likely dead.
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2024
Toxic leaks at BP's Whiting Refinery come as advocates push for stricter pollution control
Tank leaks at BPs Whiting Refinery in northwest Indiana sent toxic pollution into the air in the past two weeks. Residents reported headaches, dizziness and general malaise.
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2024
Lawmakers consider bill to allow religious education during school hours
Public schools could be required to let students take time out of the school day for religious instruction. Indiana lawmakers are considering a plan to let students get faith-based education for up to two hours per week.
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2024
Groups call for new elections, redrawn districts in local government redistricting lawsuit
The plaintiffs in a redistricting case against the Anderson City Council have filed a motion in federal court for summary judgment, a decision based on evidence and statements without a full trial.
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2024
Weekly Statehouse Update: Chaplains in public schools, wetland protections, speed limit increase
Religious chaplains would be allowed to serve as public school counselors in a bill approved by a Senate committee, wetlands protections are further eroded in legislation clearing the House, and debate begins on raising highway speed limits.
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2024
Republican gubernatorial candidates differentiate themselves over economic development
Economic development was the only real issue that separated the major Republican candidates for governor at a forum Thursday.
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2024
Senate committee debates fiscal impacts of third grade reading bill, passes it to full chamber
A bill that proposes solutions to the state’s reading crisis, including holding back third graders who fail the IREAD-3 test, passed the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday.
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