The slew of candidates campaigning for governor raised a combined $12.5 million in the most expensive and competitive Republican gubernatorial primary in the state’s recent history — all according to the most recent campaign finance reports released Wednesday by the Secretary of State’s office.

A Republican-led bill to address Indiana’s decline in elementary literacy passed out of a Senate committee on a party-line vote Wednesday.

Groups representing Indiana school boards, superintendents and teachers all oppose legislation that would limit school ballot referendums to general elections.

Youth climate activists laid out their priorities for this legislative session at a rally at the Statehouse on Tuesday. Activists with the group Confront the Climate Crisis said progress is being made to combat climate change in Indiana, even if it's been slow.

Indiana lawmakers want to address images, video and audio of election candidates that are digitally altered or faked.

The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday decided not to hear an Indiana case that concerns a students right to use the restroom that aligns with their gender identity. The case could have set precedent for schools across the country, but the decision means the lower appeals courts ruling will stay in effect.

The bill would also require Medicaid reimbursement for services regardless of medical necessity criteria. The proposal builds on legislation from last year that set up the process for how people who are arrested should be evaluated, treated and potentially committed for mental illness.

A state law says counties with wind or solar ordinances that are more restrictive than state guidelines can't access state incentives. But a new state House bill, HB 1278, would let counties that nearly meet the guidelines get them too.

Pregnant people could claim their fetus as a dependent on their state taxes under legislation in a Senate committee. But Tuesday's hearing on the bill is as far as it will go this session.

Protesters on Saturday called for an end to U.S. funding for Israel and for Israel to be held accountable for what organizers say are violations of international law.