Legislators rush to send bills over finish line of 2022 session
As the General Assembly reaches the final week of the 2022 session, legislators are trying to finalize bills in conference committees. These committees, which are intended to iron out differences between the Senate-passed and House-passed versions of bills, are legislators’ las “...”
Senate leaves Holcomb veto intact while House sends legislation to end emergency order
Both chambers of the Indiana General Assembly sent some good news to Gov. Eric Holcomb Thursday—the Senate upholding his veto of last year’s ethanol gas labeling bill and the House sending him the legislation that he had requested to allow him to end the COVID-19 emergency or “...”
‘We’re going to see a lot more people in Walmart open carrying:’ Constitutional carry provisions return in conference committee
As time and bill numbers dwindle on the 2022 session of the Indiana General Assembly, some legislators are flip-flopping legislation to give a permitless carry bill another chance. Republican conference committee members are pushing to make Senate Bill 209, regarding drug schedul “...”
John Krull commentary: Behning, education and evasion
One of the most disheartening things about the education war in Indiana is that so little of the fighting is about learning. You know, the thing education is supposed to be about. Most of the jousting, in fact, now is about either control or finding someone else to blame. And mos “...”
“We are all God’s children:” Despite outcry, transgender youth athlete bill heads to governor
With Democrats offering passionate objections, the Indiana Senate Tuesday passed a much-debated bill that would prohibit transgender girls from participating on sports teams that match their gender identity, sending it to Gov. Eric Holcomb to veto or sign into law. Upon its third “...”
‘Divisive concepts’ House Bill 1134 misses 2nd reading deadline, dies in Senate
Indiana teachers unexpectedly got what they have been advocating for during the General Assembly’s 2022 session—the death of House Bill 1134. After hours of Senate Republicans meeting in caucus and the bill being moved to the end of the Senate calendar twice, Senate sponsor “...”
House bill that would repeal handgun licensing requirement is gutted in Senate committee
UPDATE: An Indiana House bill that would repeal the state’s handgun licensing requirement has been heavily amended in a Senate committee. As amended by the Senate Judiciary Committee during an eight-hour hearing that ended late Wednesday, House Bill 1077 would maintain the “...”
As House committee deadline passes, some hoped-for bills get put back in the drawer
Across the state, Hoosiers’ news feeds are filled with everything that’s happening in their backyards. But what about the things that aren’t happening? Tuesday was the last chance for Senate bills to be passed through House committees, leaving many short of final passage. C “...”
Town Hall forum with Rep. Carson available for viewing on You Tube channel
U.S. Rep. André Carson, D-Indianapolis, addressed congressional action on issues including President Biden’s COVID-19 response performance, voting rights, countering conspiracy theories, and President Trump’s accountability for the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in Town Hal “...”
Election Commission removes congressional, legislative candidates from primary ballot, leaving more unchallenged
The list of candidates in Indiana’s May 3 party primaries grew shorter — and the list of unchallenged incumbents grew longer — as the Indiana Election Commission reviewed more than 20 challenges to ballot qualifications during a long and at times noisy meeting F “...”