Trauma-informed care could be the first state-mandated continuing education requirement for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses. A Senate committee moved forward a bill that would create the one-time training requirement for nurses in Indiana.

A bill that would change the definition of toxic PFAS to exclude chemicals Indiana manufacturers want to continue using passed the House on Tuesday.

It would lower the number of wetlands that could fall into Class 3, Indiana's most protected group of wetlands, and the only class that didn't lose significant protections when the state changed its wetlands law in 2021. It would also provide incentives to developers to protect some wetlands, though it's unclear how exactly they would work.

Despite some lingering concerns, lawmakers voted to advance a work-based learning bill Tuesday that gives students more options to use higher education grants.

The bill's author, Rep. Dave Hall (R-Norman), said restricting developers from building on a slope steeper than 15 percent is unnecessary and prevents Monroe County from building affordable homes.

An Indiana lawmaker kickstarted a debate Tuesday about increasing the speed limit on interstates and highways to 75 miles per hour in rural areas.

Indiana needs more nursing school graduates to meet the states current health care needs, but nursing schools say they don't have enough faculty. A House committee passed a bill that would remove the clinical experience requirement for instructors to help meet those needs.

Sexual violence survivors told lawmakers Tuesday why they should support a bill that would eliminate the statute of limitations for all sex crimes.

A bill that updates which crimes would bar individuals from working at a home health agency passed the House Monday. The bill would apply similar criminal background requirements used for long-term care facilities to home health agencies.

A state Senate bill, SB 241, would establish a hunting and trapping season for bobcats in Indiana by July of next year.