February 5, 2024
Children's lemonade stands protected under House-approved legislation
Indiana lawmakers are making sure local governments and homeowner associations cant stop children from operating lemonade stands.
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Senate GOP priority bill on prior authorization not moving forward, leaders cite fiscal concerns
Medical providers say prior authorization creates administrative burdens for them and barriers to care for their patients. A GOP priority bill that would have heavily limited the use of prior authorization did not make it through committee before the Senates deadline.
Read MoreFebruary 5, 2024
Advocates say Indiana’s debt protections are weak, and new legislation could weaken them further
The National Consumer Law Center recently identified Indiana as having weak debt protections laws, and some advocates are concerned about how this is affecting consumers.
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2024
Weekly Statehouse Update: Child care regulations, Medicaid policy, cellphones in classrooms
Here's what you might have missed this week at the Statehouse.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2024
Indiana Supreme Court unseals Rokita's confidential agreement to public reprimand
The Indiana Supreme Court Thursday made public a confidential agreement entered into by Attorney General Todd Rokita when he was publicly reprimanded by the court last year.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2024
School boards would have authority over human sexuality materials in bill passed by committee
The bill's author says it gives parents more information and allows school boards to maintain local control. But critics of the bill say it could be difficult to implement and cause a chilling effect for the LGBTQ+ community.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2024
Medicaid policy bill misses deadline. Democrats say House avoided discussion about amendments
A bill that would update Medicaid policy was not called down for a second reading Thursday ahead of the deadline.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2024
Lawmakers want to fund research into – but not legalize – compound found in psychedelic mushroom
Researchers have been looking at using psilocybin - a chemical compound found in some psychedelic mushrooms - as a treatment for mental health issues, substance use disorders and chronic pain. A Senate committee passed a bill Thursday that would make it easier for that research to take place in Indiana.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2024
Grant program could help communities create, expand mobile crisis response programs
More communities could have access to financial support to build mobile crisis response units or teams under a proposed pilot program. A Senate committee passed a bill that would establish a grant program to create or expand programs connecting people in crisis to resources in the community.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2024
House Speaker Huston says Lucas shouldn't have flashed holstered gun at students
House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers) said Rep. Jim Lucas (R-Seymour) should never have flashed his holstered handgun during a conversation with students at the Statehouse.
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