Holcomb signs relief bill providing $200 rebate payments to Hoosiers
The bill represented a concession from GOP senators who were initially wary that the rebates would further fuel inflation.
The bill represented a concession from GOP senators who were initially wary that the rebates would further fuel inflation.
The measure uses more than $1 billion in reserve accounts to send $200 checks to millions of eligible Hoosiers, including hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers utilizing Social Security or disability benefits.
House members advanced the near-total abortion ban 62-38 with limited exceptions, including in cases of rape and incest, and to protect the life and physical health of the mother.
The proposed $1.8 billion semiconductor facility at Purdue University isn’t as flashy as chip-related announcements in other states, but it might be the IEDC’s most significant step so far in reviving the state’s once-booming electronics industry.
The Indiana House approved a bill Friday that would provide $200 rebate payments from the state’s surging budget surplus. The Senate could consider the bill later Friday.
Data privacy—a topic of keen interest to Indiana’s tech companies—will be on the agenda when the Indiana Technology and Innovation Association hosts its annual conference later this month at 16 Tech.
A deeply divided Indiana House voted Thursday to keep exceptions in cases of rape or incest in a bill that would ban nearly all abortions in the state.
Just one day after a House committee stripped and replaced the Senate’s bill with their own version, Senators voted 10-1 to do the same to the House version Wednesday.
An Indiana Senate social services bill, designed to accommodate an increased demand in family services following a proposed abortion ban, duplicates the House version after Tuesday’s committee meeting.
The amendment has potential ramifications for Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears, a Democrat who has announced that he will not prosecute cases involving abortion or possession of small amounts of marijuana.
Lawmakers in the Indiana House are scheduled to take up the measure in a day-long committee hearing Tuesday.
The Senate’s decision sets up a showdown with the House over what the final package will look like.
House Bill 1001 also expands the pool of eligible Hoosiers for the checks to include those using Social Security and disability benefits. Additionally, it shores up various funds in support of families and repeals the state’s diaper tax.
The clinics are in the crosshairs of the Indiana General Assembly and are likely to face a sharp drop-off in business if current legislation passes that would significantly restrict access to abortion.
Indiana’s Republican-dominated Senate rejected a push by conservative lawmakers Thursday night to strip exceptions for rape and incest victims in a proposal that would ban most abortions in the state.
Indiana Sen. Mike Young has resigned from the Republican caucus amid disagreements over the GOP approach to abortion-restricting legislation.
House and Senate Republicans in the Indiana General Assembly remain on a collision course over how to provide inflation relief for Hoosiers after committees from both chambers passed bills that take vastly different approaches.
As the Legislature prepares to convene for a special session to consider abortion-related legislation, some doctors are worried about possible criminal liability they might face for providing abortions, even to save the life of the mother.
Meanwhile, the state’s labor force participation improved from 62.6% in April and 62.9% in May to 63.1% in June, which was slightly higher than the 62.2% national rate.
Lawmakers are expected to be greeted by thousands of anti-abortion and abortion-rights activists as they rally at the Statehouse this week to make their feelings known about new abortion restrictions proposed by Senate Republicans.