Youth climate activists laid out their priorities for this legislative session at a rally at the Statehouse on Tuesday. Activists with the group Confront the Climate Crisis said progress is being made to combat climate change in Indiana, even if it's been slow.

A Senate committee Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that aims to increase accessible and affordable child care options for Hoosiers families.

Indiana lawmakers want to address images, video and audio of election candidates that are digitally altered or faked.

The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday decided not to hear an Indiana case that concerns a students right to use the restroom that aligns with their gender identity. The case could have set precedent for schools across the country, but the decision means the lower appeals courts ruling will stay in effect.

Thousands of Indiana students could be held back in third grade if they don't pass a reading test. Indiana lawmakers will hear a proposal this week to mandate students repeat third grade if they do not pass the state's reading skills exam.

The bill would also require Medicaid reimbursement for services regardless of medical necessity criteria. The proposal builds on legislation from last year that set up the process for how people who are arrested should be evaluated, treated and potentially committed for mental illness.

A state law says counties with wind or solar ordinances that are more restrictive than state guidelines can't access state incentives. But a new state House bill, HB 1278, would let counties that nearly meet the guidelines get them too.

Pregnant people could claim their fetus as a dependent on their state taxes under legislation in a Senate committee. But Tuesday's hearing on the bill is as far as it will go this session.

Indiana lawmakers want to add computer-generated images and video, particularly those created by artificial intelligence, to the state's revenge porn law.

One of the few, narrow exceptions of Indiana's near-total abortion ban is if the pregnant person's health or life is at risk. However, some providers say because the bans language is vague, they have concerns about the potential legal risk of determining what qualifies under the exception.