Sen. Karen Tallian’s proposal would reduce the penalty for possession of less than 2 ounces of pot to an infraction punishable by a fine. But the amount has caught the attention of at least one antidrug advocate.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is asking lawmakers to spend most of Indiana's cash surplus on a 10-percent cut in the personal income tax.
An Indiana House committee has endorsed a two-year extension of regulations on temporary outdoor stage rigging developed following the deadly State Fair stage collapse.
Under the legislation, state utility regulators could order Indiana Gasification LLC to make refunds to gas customers every three years if the price of synthetic gas it produces from coal is greater than the market price of natural gas over the period.
A Republican state senator is trying to pull Indiana out of the Common Core State Standards national education initiative, targeting the benchmarks as a costly program that would weaken the state's schools.
The new Republican governor has cash in the bank and a roughly $500 million surplus to work with. But he also has many demands from lawmakers in both parties to restore spending cuts.
Mitch Daniels stepped into his new role as Purdue University president Monday as soon as Mike Pence was sworn in to succeed him as Indiana's governor.
New Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is telling several state agencies they must consider the impact any new regulations would have on families. That's among 15 executive orders that Pence signed in the governor's office Monday, a few hours after his inauguration.
Mike Pence, the former six-term Republican congressman from Columbus, used his inaugural address from a Statehouse balcony in front of a crowd of supporters and state officials to call upon all residents to help better the state.
Richard Bramer will work with members of Indiana's congressional delegation and report to the attorney general's office on issues so state officials can advise the government of the state's position.
Universities across Indiana are cautiously eying a state lawmaker’s proposal that would prohibit them from banning guns on campus.
Mike Pence, who will be sworn in as Indiana’s 50th governor on Monday, is looking to distance himself from his reputation as a staunch social crusader as he focuses on jobs in his new position.
Thousands of people are expected during two days of public events leading up to the inauguration of Republican Mike Pence as Indiana's 50th governor.
A Republican state lawmaker is reviving the debate over specialty license plates one year after the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles suspended a gay youth group's plates.
John Barth replaces Brian Mahern, a fierce opponent of some of Mayor Ballard’s policies, as council vice president.
The merit raises for non-union employees come as the city tries to trim expenses by 5 percent.
Indiana Gov.-elect Mike Pence will include tort reform in a first-year legislative agenda that is slowly taking shape.
Indy Connect, the local initiative supporting a $1.3 billion expansion of the transit system, plans to begin an advertising campaign for the proposal on Friday.
Victor Smith will serve as secretary of commerce and Eric Doden will lead the Indiana Economic Development Corp., the incoming governor announced Thursday.
The proposal sponsored by Republican state Sen. Carlin Yoder of Middlebury would eliminate the requirement that siblings of current voucher students first attend a public school for a year before becoming eligible for the program.
