Articles tagged as: 2022 legislative session
February 16, 2022
Groups worry amendment in EV charging bill gives utilities an unfair advantage
The amendment requires businesses that sell electric vehicle charging to get their energy from their local utility.
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2022
Senate committee dramatically scales back COVID-19 vaccine mandate bill
Senate lawmakers Wednesday significantly scaled back legislation that would've largely prevented private employers from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2022
Community input missing in proposed Marion County crime reduction program, say Indy lawmakers
A senate bill that would create a crime reduction pilot program in Indianapolis advanced, but it was met with some opposition.
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2022
Hoosier Lottery could need legislative OK for online games
Indiana lawmakers are looking to block the Hoosier Lottery from starting online games or ticket sales without their permission.
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2022
'Trust us': Educators say controversial bill undermines their expertise, ability to teach
"Trust us" -- that was the message some teachers wanted to send to lawmakers as they gathered at the Statehouse Monday.
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2022
Voting groups urge Indiana move to paper election ballots
A proposal for improving Indiana's election security by adding small printers to thousands of electronic touch-screen voting machines is being criticized by voting rights groups as relying on ineffective and outdated technology.
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2022
Weekly Statehouse update: Nursing shortage, transgender girls athletes bill opposition intensifies
Opposition to a transgender athletes bill intensifies. Lawmakers are poised to reverse a key portion of their criminal justice reform effort. And legislators try to address the states nursing shortage. Here's what you might have missed this week at the Statehouse.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2022
Senate committee hears but doesn’t vote on bill to seal some eviction filings
Tenant advocates have long argued that eviction filings can serve as a permanent "scarlet E" that harms a renter's chances of getting housing in the future -- even if the eviction filing against them is ultimately thrown out.
Read MoreFebruary 9, 2022
Immigrant rights activists demand legislators permit drivers licenses for all
Two bills were introduced in the 2022 General Assembly that would reverse the bill that prohibits immigrants from driving. Neither bill got very far before they were shut down.
Read MoreFebruary 9, 2022
LGBTQ advocates condemn bill to ban trans girl student athletes, national group supporting it
Indiana Sen. J.D. Ford and other LGBTQ advocates have condemned a bill in the Indiana General Assembly that aims to ban transgender girls from school sports.
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