Last week the same state committee approved an amendment on a different bill that would prohibit the use of projectiles during active shooter training.

A section of both the House and Senate policies say employees are prohibited from bringing handguns into any meeting related to personnel matters, including evaluations, disciplinary action and human resource discussions.

The bill expands the list of those allowed to carry inside the state's capitol building, as judges, police and legislators are already able to do.

Senate lawmakers approved legislation to allow legislative staffers to carry guns in the Statehouse.

It's been one year since legislators created a new school funding formula. The new formula gives equal funding to all schools, but critics say that's unfair, because schools with a lot of low incomes kids or students learning English need more money. In Goshen, Indiana one district is scrambling to save its English Learning program in light of the funding cuts.

Indiana lawmakers can carry guns in the Statehouse, and they want their staff members to be able to do the same. A Senate committee Wednesday approved a bill granting that permission.

As the General Assembly convened Tuesday for the 2016 legislative session, discussion of how to handle this year's A-F grades was one of the first issues addressed.

Accountability and the future of Indiana's assessment system will be major priorities during the 2016 legislative session, as issues with the ISTEP+ continue to surface.

The Indiana Department of Administration announced plans Tuesday for the education center due to open a year from now.