UPDATE: The Indiana House on Thursday passed a bill requiring that civics education become a required class in middle schools, a change that supporters encouraged as an early step toward improving Indiana’s lagging civic health. The vote on House Bill 1384 was nearly unanim “...”
The Indiana Senate will now review legislation expanding the state’s school voucher program, already one of the largest in the nation. House Bill 1005, which expands funding for Indiana’s Choice Scholarship Program passed the House in a vote of 61-36 Tuesday. This program “...”
The Indiana House voted to override Gov. Eric Holcomb’s veto of a bill barring local governments from regulating dealings between landlords and their tenants Wednesday afternoon. The override of Senate Enrolled Act 148 passed by a 67-32 vote and clears the way for the motion to “...”
An Indiana Senate bill that would have set new requirements for voting has been amended instead to give the Indiana General Assembly sole authority to reschedule elections and expand absentee voting as Gov. Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Election Commission did with the Indiana pri “...”
The Indiana Senate on Monday concurred with a House amendment to a previously passed Senate bill providing businesses and other institutions with protections against lawsuits due to COVID-19 exposure. The Senate voted 39-7 to concur on Senate Bill 1 as amended by the House, se “...”
The Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission, a shadow panel formed to advise and potentially propose alternatives to this year’s redistricting process in the Indiana General Assembly, has announced a group of nine Hoosiers who will be its members. The commission plans a s “...”
Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson announced Monday she will resign as the state’s top election official, citing a need to focus on her personal health and family after the challenges of 2020. “I have dedicated the last 32 years of my life to public service,” Lawson “...”
Update: A bill to repeal Indiana’s licensing requirement to carry a handgun cleared a House committee Monday. House Bill 1369, authored by Rep. Ben Smaltz, R-Auburn, passed the House Public Policy Committee in a 9-3 vote after being amended. The bill is scheduled for review by “...”
The Indiana House on Thursday passed legislation providing businesses, health care providers and other entities protection against lawsuits over COVID-19 exposure. Senate Bill 1, passed earlier by the Indiana Senate, was approved in a 72-21 vote in the House. Because the bill was “...”
An Indiana House committee Wednesday voted unanimously in favor of a bill requiring that civics education become a required class in middle schools, a change that supporters encouraged as an early step toward improving Indiana’s lagging civic health. House Bill 1384 also wo “...”
