Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb asked a judge in April to block the new law passed by the GOP-dominated Legislature following criticism from many conservatives over COVID-19 restrictions that Holcomb imposed.

Gov. Eric Holcomb is ending the majority of remaining COVID-19 restrictions Tuesday and all state executive orders issued during the pandemic will be repealed at the end of June.

Starting next week, the Indiana Department of Insurance will have a new commissioner for the first time in more than a decade.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is arguing that Gov. Eric Holcomb is wrongly trying to use the courts to expand his powers with a lawsuit challenging the authority state legislators have given themselves to intervene during public emergencies.

The trip comes amid recent violence that left hundreds of Palestinians and a dozen Israelis dead and is unexpected -- it was only announced Tuesday, after Holcomb had already left for Israel.

The Indiana AFL-CIO is criticizing Gov. Eric Holcomb's decision to withdraw the state from federal programs providing an extra $300 in weekly payments to unemployed workers and expanded jobless benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced a $1 million lottery system for vaccinated Ohioans last week, using federal COVID-19 relief dollars.

Gov. Eric Holcomb's lawyers argue in a Monday court filing that Attorney General Todd Rokita is making "absurd" arguments that he alone has the legal authority to represent the state in court and to decide whether the new law is constitutional.

The legislation would have barred local health officials from issuing emergency rules that went any further than restrictions created by the state.

The conservative pushback over Indianas COVID-19 restrictions is turning into a tangled legal standoff among Republicans who dominate the Statehouse.