One new law expands the Military Family Relief Fund, a program originally created to help post-9/11 veterans pay food, housing, utility, transportation and medical bills.

Pence signed the bill Tuesday during an assembly at Eagle Elementary School in Zionsville. He jokingly told students the good news is that the ISTEP will go away but the bad news is they will still have to take tests.

The ruling awards $50 million to IBM, which includes some equipment fees. It also says IBM will pay money to the state for breach of contract.

Pence in a statement praised the plan for what he calls its dedication to consumerism and personal responsibility.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says the state is taking a "three-legged stool approach" to confronting drug abuse and addiction in Indiana by making more treatment options available, strengthening law enforcement and increasing prevention efforts.

Indiana's Judicial Nominating Commission sent the Republican governor a letter March 11 with the names of three finalists to replace Justice Brent Dickson, who retires from the high court April 29 before he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 75.

As a follow-up to a lawsuit the state attorney general filed last month, the Legislature passed a bill aiming to protect homeowners from tax sale fraud.

New legislation extends more privacy rights to sexual assault and domestic abuse victims on college campuses. It also closes a legal loophole that didn't protect personal information given to victims' advocates.

Merrick Garland, a judge with 13 years' experience, was not the first choice of liberals. But President Obama hopes his ability to win over conservatives will extend to the Supreme Court.

This year's road funding package does not include the tax increases originally proposed by House Republicans, but it does give counties and cities some ability to raise taxes to pay for their roads.