Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush said state courts are providing bang for the buck when it comes to the significant investment lawmakers made in the last state budget.

A bill that would affect the rollout of the state's changes to long-term care passed out of a Senate committee. The bill would also require that insurance companies honor what's called assignment of benefits for dental providers.

The House Education Committee moved forward a bill Wednesday that would make changes to some sections of a sweeping work-based learning bill signed into law last year. But some education committee members say the latest bill adds too much and doesn't address problems with last years law.

Indiana engine maker Cummins didn't admit to wrongdoing in the alleged installation of emissions defeat devices on more than 900,000 RAM pickup truck engines over the past decade. The company said it was a defect. In a press conference on Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice pushed back on that statement.

The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus said housing should be more accessible, affordable and equitable for all Hoosiers. And that's the focus of the caucus's agenda in 2024.

Gov. Eric Holcomb spent most of his final State of the State address reflecting on Indiana's accomplishments in his seven years in office.

Indiana's newest state lawmaker was sworn in to the Senate this week, after David Vinzant became the sixth person chosen by private political caucuses to fill out a legislative term since the end of the 2023 session last April.

A local auto workers union and Allison Transmission in Indianapolis have reached a tentative agreement following calls by the union for a potential strike.

Lawmakers say current law to prosecute drivers who don't stop when a school buss stop arm is extended has a major loophole, making it difficult to enforce.

Indiana House Democrats and Republicans unveiled their top priorities for 2024 as the work of the legislative session got underway Monday.