Partisan school board bill dies in the House
A bill that would have let Hoosier communities decide if local school board elections should be partisan died in the Indiana House after lawmakers failed to vote on the measure by Monday’s deadline.
$5.5 million anti-ESG pensions bill passes House
A controversial proposal cracking down on alleged ESG investing in public pensions — while supporting “discriminated” businesses in contentious industries — passed the House mostly along party lines Monday.
Update: Nineveh man stable after being shot by ISP in Southport
A Nineveh man is in stable condition after being shot by state troopers Monday morning in Southport.
Indiana senators to scrutinize House budget’s voucher expansion
Top Indiana senators said they aren’t so sure about a House Republican budget plan that would more than double taxpayer spending on the state’s “school choice” voucher program.
Just 25% of House bills have survived session so far. Here’s what didn’t.
House lawmakers filed 673 bills this year – but only about 178 survived key deadlines this week.
Houses passes $43.4B budget with no Democrat votes
Indiana Republicans passed their $43.3 billion budget proposal without any Democrat support, with the minority party denouncing the millions earmarked to expand school vouchers.
Firefighters union endorses Hubbard for Greenwood mayor
A local firefighters union is endorsing Greenwood mayoral candidate Joe Hubbard, the union’s first-ever endorsement of a political candidate.
House votes to strip IU’s Kinsey Institute of state funding
House Republicans narrowly voted to strip the Indiana University Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction of its state funding Wednesday on a 53-34 vote.
House passes bill supporting parents in transgender DCS cases
The Indiana House on Wednesday approved a bill banning courts from removing transgender children from their parents based only on parent refusal to seek gender-affirming care or otherwise support transitions.
