Lawmakers filed several bills to further restrict abortion access and strengthen reporting requirements in Indiana — which already has a near-total abortion ban. Reproductive rights advocates said even though the bills didn’t move forward, they’re concerned lawmakers will continue to pursue the policies in the future.

All ballot referendums and public questions would go on general election ballots under a bill approved by the House as the first half of the legislative session came to a close.

The average salary for a full-time Indiana teacher was $60,557 in 2023-24, up from $58,531 in the previous academic year.

House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers) is adamant that expanding gaming should be a decision made for policy reasons, not revenue ones.

Indiana lawmakers want to address Medicaid spending by overhauling the state’s Medicaid expansion program. However, testimony and discussion so far has included misinformation and misleading information on the Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP. Medicaid experts and advocates break down the facts about the state and federal program.

Indiana’s poorest performing casino, in the southeast corner of the state, wants to move. A bill to allow them to relocate to northeastern Indiana couldn’t get a vote this session.

Hoosiers have an estimated $2.2 billion of medical debt in collections — with even more on payment plans and credit cards. A proposal to introduce consumer protections against medical debt failed to advance in the Senate.

Gov. Mike Braun is looking ahead to a “wrestling match” over property tax reform in the second half of the legislative session.

The proposed legislation would allow the Indiana Department of Workforce Development to create a skills training pilot program, available for eligible Hoosiers on the state’s unemployment insurance program.

Several major Indiana election reforms advanced by the Senate Elections Committee this session either failed to get approval by the full Senate or were significantly scaled back.