A bill to decriminalize possession of small amounts of cannabis got its first ever committee hearing at the Statehouse Wednesday. But thats as far as the issue will likely go this year.

Unlike coal ash ponds, the ash is dry when its placed into these landfills. But the group Earthjustice said the ash can still get wet when it rains or the water table rises polluting groundwater and drinking water sources.

Local judges in Indiana will be able to allow the media to photograph, record and broadcast court hearings, beginning May 1.

Voting by mail in Indiana will get a little harder under legislation approved by a House committee Wednesday. But the bill originally went a lot further in restricting vote-by-mail.

Firefighters were found to be more likely to get diagnosed with cancer and more likely to die from it.

Indiana education leaders spoke against a Senate bill that targets discussion of race in class curricula during a press conference Tuesday the day before lawmakers expect to hear it. Members of the Education Equity Coalition and Indiana State Teachers Association emphasized the harm of not properly addressing racial issues in the classroom.

Farmers and other landowners worry a state Senate bill could allow a company to store its carbon emissions under their land without consent or fair compensation.

The bill would make it so no water samples could get taken from a citys combined sewer overflow during or after heavy rains or flooding. That means the state couldnt slap them with a violation.

Lawmakers have filed several bills to limit or outright ban gender-affirming care for minors in Indiana. But there are a lot of misconceptions about what that type of health care is and isnt.

In Indiana, state funds cannot be used to purchase condoms. This leaves many to explore other family planning methods or seek out these resources at other locations.