Senate lawmakers took their first step Wednesday aimed at dramatically improving Indianas public health system. But a committee hearing also revealed the challenges that lay ahead.

British engine maker Rolls Royce is working to develop a nuclear reactor thats larger than what Indiana state law allows. Lawmakers are working to change the law to accommodate the company even though it could be a decade before the reactor is ready for launch.

A bill to make court-martialing and punishing Indiana National Guard troops easier passed the Senate with strong support. An identical version already passed the House too. One part of the bills faced opposition at every step but not enough to change them.

A lawsuit challenging Indianas near-total abortion ban on religious freedom grounds will go through the normal appeals process and not directly to the Indiana Supreme Court.

Former Gov. Mitch Daniels will not run for Indiana's open U.S. Senate seat in 2024.

Hoosiers gathered at the Statehouse Monday to protest bills targeting LGBTQ+ youth. None of the nearly two dozen bills identified have received hearings yet but activists are worried.

Local school board candidates would be forced to declare a political party on the ballot under legislation that got a hearing but not a vote in a Senate committee Monday.

Its estimated North America has lost more than three billion birds over the past 50 years mostly due to climate change and habitat loss.

A bill that aims to create a statewide energy plan passed the state House on Monday.

Applications to a federal program that provides financial assistance to families are rarely approved in Indiana. State senators almost unanimously passed a bill to bolster the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program Monday.