Senate Bill 234, removes a Hoosier governor’s ability to extend a state of disaster emergency after 30 days—or declare a new emergency—unless it is “wholly unrelated” to the first one.
After initially voicing their opposition to IndyGo’s plans to construct a dedicated bus line along Washington Street for the Blue Line, three Irvington business owners are changing their tune.
It is understandable that it might be politically difficult for lawmakers to consider any sort of tax increase in an election year in which 125 of the 150 state legislators will have to face voters. But it represents an issue of such import that we believe they should put their own political livelihoods aside.
The bus rapid-transit system is one of the best tools in ensuring all students have equitable access to high school options.
Should the bill pass the Senate chamber, it will move to the House, where Speaker Todd Huston, R-Fishers, has indicated it has support.
House Speaker Todd Huston says legislation that would bar IndyGo from using dedicated bus lanes for the Blue Line merits consideration.
A bill to require earlier interventions for students struggling with literacy is top-of-list for Indiana Senate Republicans, who unveiled their 2024 agenda Thursday morning.
Indiana Statehouse Democrats from both the Senate and House came together Thursday afternoon to release a bicameral agenda, which they said underlined their commitment to big-ticket issues even in a short session.
Critics of the proposal maintain it limits free speech and conflates criticism of a foreign government with anti-Jewish rhetoric.
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
Senate Bill 17 would require that “adult-oriented websites” hosting adult content verify a user’s identity before allowing access. That could be by scanning a driver’s license or registering with a third-party verification service.
Just over 200 Indiana students received state funding for job training in the first year of the state’s Career Scholarship Accounts program.
New legislation would repeal language included in the 2023 state budget that gave the city of Indianapolis the authority to create a special Mile Square taxing district to pay for downtown enhancements and a low-barrier homeless shelter.
Gov. Eric Holcomb also announced that the Lilly Endowment would provide a $250 million grant to the Indiana Economic Development Corp. to fund projects focused on blight reduction, development and arts and cultural initiatives. It’s the largest single grant in the endowment’s history.
Indiana’s House Republican caucus—70 strong—will prioritize legislation boosting retirement benefits for public employees and banning antisemitism in public educational institutions.
Gov. Eric Holcomb on Monday unveiled the final legislative agenda of his two-term tenure, focusing on improving the state’s child care system, addressing falling early literacy levels and raising awareness of the state’s myriad of job-related training programs and tools.
Reducing health care costs, pursuing tax breaks and preparing the next generation of Hoosiers for the workforce are among the top priorities of business leaders as state lawmakers return to the Indiana Statehouse Monday for the 2024 legislative session.
Managing Editor Greg Weaver talks with two Statehouse reporters—IBJ’s Peter Blanchard and State Affairs’ Kaitlin Lange—about what to expect at the Legislature in the coming weeks.
It wasn’t an election year for the Indiana General Assembly, but three resignations and the unexpected death of an Indianapolis state senator in 2023 means there will be four new Republican lawmakers at the Statehouse next year.
In Indiana, a key leader has said the House will prioritize addressing antisemitism.
