Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has vetoed a proposed ordinance calling for City-County Council approval of deer management programs in city parks two weeks after a controlled deer hunt in Eagle Creek Park.

State Sen. Amanda Banks, a Republican from Columbia City, will be sworn in Tuesday by Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush at a ceremony at the Statehouse.

Citizen advocacy groups such as Common Cause Indiana, which organized a panel discussion at the Statehouse Friday, have long stressed a need for robust reform.

Democratic Judge Dianna Bennington was elected in 2011 to oversee the Muncie City Court. On Thursday, the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications filed charges with the state, saying she committed 13 counts of misconduct.

Indiana Lawmakers expect a study that's being conducted to help answer its questions about future funding sources for Hoosier roads and bridges, but it won't be ready until later next year, well after a new budget is passed.

The report is the most comprehensive account of interrogation techniques used by the CIA after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The report found the techniques provided no useful intelligence.

The legislation, authored by U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly, requires annual mental health assessments for all servicemembers - including members of the National Guard and reservists.

Carter, a former No. 2 at the Pentagon, would succeed Chuck Hagel. If confirmed, he will be President Obama's fourth defense secretary.

November tax revenues came in about $48 million below expected levels, due primarily to individual income tax collections that underperformed by about 10 percent.

Pence is scheduled to outline his goals Thursday at the Bingham Greenebaum Doll Legislative Conference in Indianapolis.