I-READ Testing Begins, Sen. Committee Approves LARC Bill, Provision Removed From AG Bill, Wetland Tax Breaks, Kinsey Institute Stays

March 04, 2024

The standardized assessment known as IREAD-3, or the Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination, will be given to all third graders and most second graders during a testing window open March 4–15.  A Senate committee approved a bill Thursday that would increase access to postpartum, long-acting reversible contraceptives, also known as LARCs, for people on Medicaid. Language to disqualify candidates for Indiana attorney general if they face certain sanctions to their law license was removed from a bill on the Senate floor this week. A bill that provides tax breaks for developers and homeowners that preserve wetlands is awaiting Governor Eric Holcomb’s signature. It passed the state House on Tuesday. The Indiana University Board of Trustees is keeping the Kinsey Institute at IU. 

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