Articles tagged as: IPB
February 13, 2023
Indiana Senate passes bill to 'simplify' SNAP renewal for seniors, people with disabilities
About one in 10 Hoosier households report difficulties getting enough healthy food with consistency. Indiana senators passed Senate Bill 334 Tuesday to simplify access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, also known as food stamps, for people over 60 or who have disabilities and their households.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2023
Weekly Statehouse update: Driving cards, committee complicates property tax relief
Legislation to allow speed cameras in a few highway work zones takes an unprecedented step. A Senate committee narrowly approves driving cards for undocumented immigrants. And property tax relief gets complicated.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2023
Bill would let Indiana utilities charge ratepayers for 'unexpected,' additional costs
It would allow utilities to recover the cost of unexpected events that ended up being more expensive than what they budgeted for.
Read MoreFebruary 9, 2023
Property tax relief proposal gets complicated in House committee
Property tax relief legislation got a lot more complicated Thursday as a House committee tried to soften the blow such relief would have on local government and school budgets.
Read MoreFebruary 9, 2023
Indiana House passes bill to stop taxing active-duty military income by 2027
Indiana House lawmakers passed House Bill 1034 Tuesday. The bill aims to reduce and, eventually, remove state taxes from active-duty military income.
Read MoreFebruary 9, 2023
House committee amends pregnancy child support bill
As challenges to Indiana’s abortion ban continue, some lawmakers are trying to increase supports for pregnant people.
Read MoreFebruary 9, 2023
Rokita under investigation by state Disciplinary Commission, according to attorney petition
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is under investigation by the state Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission.
Read MoreFebruary 8, 2023
Bill would give teachers in some school districts funding for optional handgun safety training
A bill that would fund specialized, optional firearm safety training for school employees passed out of the House Education Committee Wednesday.
Read MoreFebruary 8, 2023
Work-share can prevent layoffs. Senators want to bring program to Indiana while federal funds last
Instead of layoffs, work-share lets companies reduce employees hours and have the state pay affected workers a portion of their unemployment benefits relative to hours lost. A bill to create a work-share program in Indiana passed a Senate committee Wednesday.
Read MoreFebruary 8, 2023
Transgender people in state prisons banned from gender-affirming surgery under House legislation
Transgender people would be banned from getting gender-affirming surgery while theyre in state prisons under legislation approved by a House committee Wednesday.
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