Teachers in Indiana public schools could be required to tell parents if a student changes their gender identity or preferred name under a bill House committee members approved Monday. Lawmakers voted 9-4 to send the bill to the full House for consideration.... Read More
China continues to assert that the suspected spy balloon that flew over the continental U.S. was an unmanned civilian weather research airship. Congressman Andre Carson says while China continues to deny claims from the U.S., "we cannot let them off the hook."... Read More
Indiana Republicans endorsed a new attempt Wednesday to toughen laws on mail-in voting that opponents argue would unnecessarily add hurdles for people seeking to cast election ballots.... Read More
New Jersey-based Bed Bath & Beyond announced this week that it will close 150 additional stores in the U.S., including five in Indiana. The move comes after the retailer said it had raised about $1 billion in order to pay off debt.... Read More
Indiana lawmakers this session are eyeing ways to expand contraceptive access to prevent unintended pregnancies in the state after the Legislature approved an abortion ban this past summer.... Read More
Employers added a robust 517,000 jobs in January, a surprisingly strong gain in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive drive to slow growth and tame inflation with higher interest rates. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.4%, a new half-century low.... Read More
Gov. Eric Holcomb's proposal for a broad expansion of county-level public health programs won its first endorsement from state legislators on Wednesday.... Read More
Indiana’s high court said it will not immediately consider a challenge to the state’s abortion ban that is based on the argument that the law violates some people’s religious freedoms, leaving that decision to the Court of Appeals of Indiana, at least for now.... Read More
Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he takes “full responsibility” after classified documents were found at his Indiana home. Pence said he hadn't been aware that the documents were in his residence but his lack of knowledge wasn't an excuse.... Read More
Walmart said U.S. workers will get pay raises next month, increasing starting wages to between $14 and $19 an hour. CEO John Furner told employees in a memo that the raises will come through a combination of targeted and regular annual pay increases.... Read More
