After a long spell of partisan trench warfare and gridlock, President Obama called for "a year of action" Tuesday. The changes he pitched were relatively modest, but he promised to move forward with or without the help of Congress.

House Bill 1351, authored by Rep. Jud McMillin, R-Brookville would require some recipients of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families to undergo drug testing. It now goes to the Senate for consideration.

State senators will act to provide relief to Hoosiers hurt by a Midwest shortage of propane that's boosted prices to higher than normal levels.

Bill would make it illegal to refuse a person employment based on veteran status, either because they are a U.S. Armed Forces veteran, a member of the Indiana National Guard or of a reserve component.

The Obama administration is flooding just about every major social media platform in its major digital push before - and during - the State of the Union address.

A bill to expand mass transit in Marion and surrounding counties is moving forward. Members of the Tax and Fiscal Policy committee voted eight-to-four to send the legislation to the full Senate.

The populist issue of income inequality will get a full airing in President Obama's fifth State of the Union speech. But immigration could run a close second in a speech designed to advance the president's second term agenda.

The City County Council agreed to create an Economic Development Area for a southern part of Indianapolis. Councilor Jeff Miller thinks the future along Madison Avenue is bright.

An amendment to strip a $5 million appropriation establishing the Indiana Grown Initiative passed the House Ways and Means Committee on Monday. House Bill 1039, authored by Rep. Matthew Lehman, R- Berne, had previously passed the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee before it went to Ways and Mean for further consideration.

A bill that would prohibit insurance companies from providing abortion coverage, except in specified circumstances, passed in the House of Representatives 79-14 Monday