Ambulance insurance payment bill advances over business objections
EMS providers say insurance stinginess is complicating their financial stability and forcing them to hand big bills to unwitting Hoosiers.
Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle
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Tweaks lowering property taxes face opposition from local governments, schools
Growing numbers of Indiana communities have sought property tax levies beyond their traditional caps thanks to rising property values. But lawmakers want to make it more difficult.
Filing deadline passes: Six gubernatorial hopefuls to appear on GOP ballots
Dozens of candidates for Indiana’s top elected offices will hit Hoosier primary ballots this spring—including a whopping eight gubernatorial hopefuls, more than 150 state-level job-seekers and more than five-dozen congressional contenders.
Holcomb deploys Indiana National Guard to Texas border
Under pressure from fellow Republicans, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on Friday announced he would send 50 Indiana National Guard soldiers to Texas’ border with Mexico, “effective immediately.”
Holcomb joins other GOP governors in Texas to push for border security
A growing number of Republican governors say President Joe Biden’s administration isn’t doing enough to stem the flow of unauthorized migrants.
Self-funding prominent in campaign contributions for some congressional candidates
Dozens more congressional candidates filed their latest quarterly reports with the Federal Election Commission ahead of a Wednesday deadline, detailing contributions to their campaigns and how they spent the money.
Senate passes reading skills bill despite bipartisan concerns
The bill would require schools to administer the statewide literacy test—IREAD—in second grade, a year earlier than current requirements. It also would give students three chances to pass the exam during third grade before being denied promotion to fourth grade, with some exceptions.
Senate passes IEDC land notification bill as water regulation attempts die
Indiana’s Senate on Thursday approved a bill forcing the state’s economic development entity to disclose large land buys. Legislation on chaplains in schools, mobile integrated health programs, farmland ownership and school referenda also passed the Legislature’s chambers.
State Rep. Jim Lucas defends showing handgun to students, says episode ‘blown out of proportion’
Young gun safety advocates clashed with an avowed gun-rights lawmaker on Tuesday in a 10-minute exchange at the Indiana Statehouse that featured a brief flash of a holstered handgun.
Bills striking some child care regulations pass the Senate, House
But while the Senate passed its bill—a priority for the Republican caucus—with almost the full support of the chamber, the House version faced adversity from Democrats.
Banks calls on Carmel to withdraw from Chinese sister-city agreement
The rebuke from U.S. Rep. Jim Banks came after a Washington Post report that former Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard had traveled to China before he left office last year. Banks warned that sister-city agreements can unduly influence U.S. cities to support problematic Chinese policies.
Bills on puppy sales, child labor, happy hours, firearms and more advance from House
Amid a fleet of bills passing to the Senate, Indiana’s House of Representatives on Monday narrowly approved a bill setting state regulations for dog breeding and sales—including random pet store and dog breeder inspections.
Happy hour, cocktails to-go bill makes splash at Indiana Statehouse
The bill would allow retailers to reduce drink prices for up to four hours a day, but less than 15 hours in a week. Happy hours wouldn’t be allowed between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m.
Indiana lawmakers pump brakes on proposal to raise speed limit
A House roads committee on Tuesday did move long-sought legislation allowing jurors to know when someone in a car crash wasn’t wearing a seat belt.
Assessed value boom in Indiana drives jump in maximum levy appeals
Indiana’s local units of governments increasingly seek reviews that could mean more funding.
Indiana could rake in millions more off legalized Internet gambling than previously estimated, report says
The updated report found that Indiana could bring in between $413 million and $929 million over the first three years of legalization in “average” conditions at different possible tax rates.
House committee OKs bill criminalizing AI nudity
The Indiana House Courts and Criminal Codes committee unanimously voted Wednesday to move a bill adding computer-generated nude pictures of real people to Indiana’s revenge pornography statute
Beer, liquor wholesalers face off over mixed drinks legislation
The House Committee on Public Policy advanced a bill Tuesday letting beer wholesalers sell liquor-based ready-to-drink cocktails, over the protests of liquor industry representatives.
House Republicans to push retiree 13th check, antisemitism bills
Indiana’s House Republican caucus—70 strong—will prioritize legislation boosting retirement benefits for public employees and banning antisemitism in public educational institutions.
Child care legislation coming, but costs make passage iffy
Indiana lawmakers expect to file and advance significant child care legislation during the upcoming session, after years of advocacy from Hoosier parents, child care providers and worker-strapped businesses.