After a Tuesday court hearing, a Marion County judge is weighing whether the Indiana Election Commission’s decision to deny U.S. Senate hopeful John Rust from accessing Indiana’s GOP primary ballot should be upheld. Rust’s petition for judicial review was...... Read More
On its way to the Indiana governor is a broad higher education bill that seeks to make college credits and degrees easier for students to earn. Senate Bill 8, authored by Sen. Jean Leising, R-Oldenburg, will require Indiana College Core courses to be...... Read More
The Indiana Supreme Court on Wednesday belatedly released an 84-page opinion upholding Indiana’s law limiting who can run on the Republican and Democrat primary ballots. The high court previously issued orders in the case but not a full ruling.... Read More
Republican House lawmakers are trying to resurrect controversial bill language that would change the definition of toxic PFAS chemicals to exempt those that Hoosier manufacturers want to keep using. House Bill 1399 cleared the House chamber last month in...... Read More
Senate Democrats maintained fierce opposition on Tuesday to legislation loosening Indiana’s child labor laws, while their Republican colleagues took the opportunity to shore up their conservative credentials. The Senate also approved proposals dealing with...... Read More
State senators on Tuesday approved a bill that would define and ban antisemitism at Indiana’s public education institutions despite pushback from many in the state’s Jewish community.... Read More
Indiana’s lawmakers have just days to finalize legislation in key areas like health and education — from literacy and antisemitism to ambulances and a Medicaid shortfall. And some continued attempts to increase legislative oversight of the executive branch...... Read More
Indiana senators gave final approval Thursday for a literacy overhaul bill that will require reading-deficient third graders to be held back a year in school. Senate Bill 1, which seeks to remedy Indiana’s literacy “crisis” by requiring schools to...... Read More
A Senate resolution penned by Sen. Tyler Johnson, R-Leo, emphasizes that the legalization of assisted suicide “sends a message that suicide is a socially acceptable response to aging, terminal illnesses, disabilities, and depression” and subsequently imposes a “duty to die.”... Read More
U.S. Senate hopeful John Rust will be kept off the GOP primary ballot in May, while former president Donald Trump has secured his spot against Republican challenger Nikki Haley. The Indiana Election Commission made the decisions during a long meeting Tuesday.... Read More
