February 6, 2025
Senate Republicans advance bill to ban use of student IDs when voting
A bill headed to the House would ban the use of student IDs to verify a person’s identity when voting.
Read MoreFebruary 4, 2025
Housing advocates saw promise in a new evictions bill. Now they aren’t sure.
Housing advocates saw promise in a bill that would make it easier for renters to get some evictions sealed from their record. But they aren’t nearly as excited now after legislators in the Indiana Senate made a key change to the Republican-authored bill. Some worry the legislation wouldn’t make much of a difference at all.
Read MoreFebruary 4, 2025
Braun to local leaders on negative impact of property tax cut: 'Prove it'
Gov. Mike Braun sent a message Tuesday to local leaders who say his property tax proposal would decimate their budgets: “Prove it.”
Read MoreFebruary 4, 2025
Senate passes bills subsidizing small nuclear reactor development
The bills would allow utilities to pass along some of the costs of developing small modular nuclear reactors to their customers — even if the plants never get built or completed. So far, none of the ones in the U.S. have.
Read MoreFebruary 4, 2025
Elkhart RV makers fear Trump tariffs on Canadian imports
Trump's threatened 25% tariff quickly drew retaliation from Canada, which imported about 30,000 RVs last year from the U.S. Most of those were made in the Elkhart area.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2025
Faith leaders, bipartisan lawmakers rally support to end Indiana’s death penalty
Faith leaders and a bipartisan group of lawmakers gathered Monday at the Statehouse to rally support for a measure to repeal Indiana’s death penalty.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2025
Braun taps Lana Keesling to lead Indiana Republican Party
Gov. Mike Braun has named his preference for the next chair of the Indiana Republican Party — Fort Wayne City Clerk Lana Keesling.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2025
Bill strips cities, counties of stricter laws to control stormwater from construction sites
Sediment, debris, bacteria and chemicals can wash off a construction site and pollute streams and lakes nearby.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2025
Republican bill would force Hoosiers to register with political party to vote in primary elections
Hoosiers would be forced to register with a major political party to be allowed to participate in partisan primary elections under a bill headed to the Senate floor.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2025
Early, in-person voting days cut in half by Indiana Republican-led bill
The number of days of early, in-person voting in Indiana would be cut in half under legislation approved by a Senate committee Monday.
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