Indiana government employees rated as meeting or exceeding expectations on their yearly performance evaluations will be receiving pay raises, Gov. Mike Pence announced Monday.

A bill protecting Christmas celebrations in public schools will make another appearance in the state legislature next year.

Attorney General Greg Zoeller says notable data breaches, such as those on Sony, Target and Home Depot, have Indiana consumers worried about ID theft.

The Jacob Sexton Act, which was added to the annual national defense bill, provides yearly mental health screenings to all military members - including the National Guard and reservists - while ensuring those who seek help aren't denied career advancement as a result.

A subcommittee of the City County Council is still trying to get to the bottom of the 25-year-lease for the Department of Public Safety Regional Operations Center at the Eastgate Consumer Mall.

A new revenue forecast unveiled Thursday predicts 2 to 3 percent growth in the next budget cycle. That would mean more than $800 million new dollars over the next two years.

Gov. Mike Pence said Wednesday he isn't as concerned that his proposed expansion of the Healthy Indiana Plan receives federal approval on his original timeline of Jan. 1 - as long as it is eventually approved in its original format.

Republican Party precinct committee members chose Tony Cook to serve the two-year term of Eric Turner, who resigned last month.

Republican Sen. Dan Coats has been named to the Senate Finance Committee for the 114th Congress, becoming the first Indiana senator to serve on the key panel since former Sen. Vance Hartke in 1976.

Leaders of "good government" groups say Indiana can't wait any longer to explore changing the way it redraws its legislative maps every 10 years.