Utilities that want to build a new power plant on the site of an old one — or a former coal mine — could bypass local zoning and land use laws under a Senate bill that passed on Thursday.

Gov. Braun said his wife Maureen Braun — a longtime small business owner — will lead an effort to identify other funding sources to keep the free book program alive.

House Republicans advance their budget proposal. A controversial immigration bill quickly clears the House chamber. And a ban on transgender women competing in college sports heads to the Senate.

The Indiana Senate approved a stripped down version of a prior authorization reform bill Thursday. The legislation was heavily amended over fiscal concerns. But, the author of the bill said he disagrees with the original fiscal analysis for the bill.

The Senate narrowly approved a bill this week that will force school board races to become partisan.

Indiana lawmakers want to bring health care costs down by applying pressure to certain hospitals. The House approved legislation that would revoke a hospital's nonprofit status if it charges too much for care.

Gov. Mike Braun said he’ll veto major property tax reform legislation if it doesn’t “improve” as the session continues.

Senate Bill 518 would gradually redirect millions of dollars each year from traditional public schools to charter schools.

Pharmacy benefits managers, or PBMs, are meant to act as a middleman between drug manufacturers and insurance companies to lower drug prices. But some lawmakers have questioned if that’s really the case. The Senate approved a bill some lawmakers are calling the most aggressive PBM legislation they have seen.

House Republicans approved a bill Thursday to enhance Indiana’s role in enforcing federal immigration law.