8th member of Indiana Senate won't seek re-election
INDIANAPOLIS - Democratic Indiana state Sen. Jim Arnold of LaPorte says he won't run for re-election.
View ArticleBill to ease limits on handgun permits draws concerns
INDIANAPOLIS - A proposal to lift Indiana's restrictions on alcohol offenders obtaining handgun licenses would remove one means of protecting victims, an advocate for domestic violence victims told...
View ArticleSenate to debate bill to open adoption records
INDIANAPOLIS - State senators will soon debate a bill that could help people adopted in Indiana between 1941 and 1994 find records about their biological family and medical history.
View ArticleIndiana lawmakers consider regulating fenced-in deer hunting
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana lawmakers are again debating the question of how the state should regulate high-fenced deer hunting preserves as opponents continue to argue such hunting is inhumane and should...
View ArticleBill allowing staffers to carry guns in Statehouse advances
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana legislative employees would be allowed to carry handguns inside the Statehouse under a bill approved by a state Senate committee.
View ArticleSocial services advocate Dickerson suspends US Senate bid
INDIANAPOLIS - Longtime social services advocate John Dickerson is suspending his underdog campaign seeking the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate this year.
View ArticleLawmaker missing legislative session after recent surgery
GREENFIELD, Indiana - A lawmaker from central Indiana is missing the opening weeks of the state legislative session after undergoing surgery.
View ArticleLawmakers consider increase to malpractice payment cap
INDIANAPOLIS - State lawmakers are set to take up a proposal that would increase Indiana's cap on medical malpractice payments for the first time in 17 years.
View ArticleRescoring of ISTEP scores now up to state agencies
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana State Board of Education and the Indiana Department of Education will decide whether the state needs to rescore last year's ISTEP tests under a bill that has cleared a House...
View ArticleSolid waste district bill advances in Indiana Legislature
INDIANAPOLIS - A bill that would allow county commissioners to eliminate solid waste districts is advancing in the Indiana Legislature.
View ArticleSlightly more Indiana schools graded A under ratings change
INDIANAPOLIS - Slightly more Indiana schools are receiving A grades under changes to the state's rating system that headed off big declines anticipated from lower student scores on the ISTEP...
View ArticleBill letting police withhold video clears Indiana House
INDIANAPOLIS - A proposal giving Indiana law enforcement agencies broad authority to withhold police body camera video is advancing in the state Legislature.
View ArticleWashington florist to testify before Indiana Legislature
RICHLAND, Washington - A Washington florist who refused to provide flowers to a gay wedding is set to testify before an Indiana legislative committee.
View ArticleSunday alcohol sales bill defeated by legislative panel
INDIANAPOLIS - Another legislative session will pass without lifting the ban on Sunday carryout alcohol sales.
View ArticleIndiana House panel backs bill limiting environmental rules
INDIANAPOLIS - Legislation that would prohibit Indiana state agencies from enacting tougher environmental rules and standards than the federal government narrowly won the backing of a state House...
View ArticleThe Latest: Senate committee approves gay rights bill
INDIANAPOLIS - The latest on Indiana legislative proposals on LGBT rights and modifications to the state's religious objections law (all times local):
View ArticlePanel OKs gay rights bill but leaves out transgender rights
INDIANAPOLIS - Ever since Indiana drew widespread and mostly negative attention last year for a controversial religious objections law, Republican legislative leaders have sought a way to add LGBT...
View ArticleSenate to hear bill to ban drug offenders from cold medicine
INDIANAPOLIS - Drug offenders won't be able to buy cold medicine with a common ingredient in methamphetamine without a prescription under a bill passed by a Senate panel.
View ArticleIndiana House committee puts dunes deal back on track
INDIANAPOLIS - An Indiana House committee approved a bill that could put an embattled privatization deal back on track by allowing a politically connected developer to sell alcohol at proposed...
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