Indiana lawmakers back 3-year ban on building nursing homes
The state Senate voted 36-12 Tuesday to give final approval to the bill, sending it to Gov. Mike Pence.
The state Senate voted 36-12 Tuesday to give final approval to the bill, sending it to Gov. Mike Pence.
A message on the home page of www.visitindy.com says that all are welcome to visit the city, and a separate page highlights some of the businesses that support the lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender community.
Indiana-based companies including Eli Lilly and Co. and Anthem Inc. sent a letter to state leaders Monday asking them to enact legislation clarifying the state’s new religious-freedom law.
Amid growing criticism, Republican legislative leaders said they are working on adding language to the religious freedom law to make it clear that the measure does not allow discrimination against gays and lesbians.
Indiana's Republican legislative leaders said Monday they're working on adding language to a new state law to make it clear that it doesn't allow discrimination against gays and lesbians, while Democrats countered that a full repeal is the only way to stem the widespread criticism.
Centaur Gaming plans to release an annual report this week that plays up its charitable contributions and tax payments as state senators debate whether to allow the company to add live dealers at its central Indiana racetrack casinos.
Angie’s List Inc. said Saturday that it is canceling plans for a major expansion to its east-side headquarters “as a result of the passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.” The project was expected to create 1,300 jobs by the end of 2019.
Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple Inc., has added his name to the list of business leaders who don’t like Indiana’s new “religious freedom restoration” law.
Racetrack casinos would have to wait until 2021 to get live dealers at table games under a proposed Senate amendment to a gambling bill that has already passed the House.
Legislation to regulate the liquids used in vaping and e-cigarettes was put on hold Thursday as senators began to consider possible changes to the bill.
A last-ditch surge of complaints about the legislation from numerous business and political leaders, a religious group and hospitality interests was not enough to make the governor veto the bill.
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and a major religious organization have joined a growing list of civic and business leaders expressing opposition to the controversial “religious freedom restoration” bill, which will become law unless vetoed by Gov. Mike Pence.
Terminally ill patients in Indiana who have run out of FDA-approved options can now turn to treatments and medicines in the testing phase.
Indiana Senate fiscal leaders threw their support Tuesday morning behind spending $20 million to improve the Michael Carroll Stadium at IUPUI to benefit the Indy Eleven professional soccer team and to lure other events to Indianapolis.
A proposal aimed at giving terminally ill patients in Indiana easier access to experimental drugs not yet on pharmacy shelve is about to become law.
Republicans cast all the "yes" votes as House members voted 63-31 to support the bill that would prohibit any state laws that "substantially burden" a person's ability to follow his or her religious beliefs.
Unemployed Hoosiers could be pushed into job training and educational programs meant to help them get back into the workforce under a bill that passed the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously on Thursday.
A proposal to give terminally ill patients easier access to experimental drugs not yet on pharmacy shelves has been forwarded to Gov. Mike Pence for his signature.
Proposals to add amendments to the religious-objections bill were defeated in largely party-line votes, with just three of the 71 House Republicans supporting any of the amendments. The House could vote next week on approving the bill.
Indiana's state schools superintendent asked lawmakers Thursday to shift money that a House budget plan allocated for charter schools to public schools instead and also outlined her plan to cut the cost of student testing.