January 31, 2025
Weekly Statehouse update: Online gaming legalization, moving municipal elections, test strips bill
Major gambling expansion takes its first steps. Municipal elections move to presidential election years in a Senate bill. And a bill decriminalizing fentanyl test strips clears a significant hurdle.
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Kentucky, Indiana utilities push Trump’s new EPA chief for weaker pollution rules
Power providers in Kentucky and Indiana say some federal restrictions on coal ash and greenhouse gas pollution should end.
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Committee advances bill to expand employer tax credits for taking on child care costs
Child care-related turnover and absenteeism causes a significant impact on Hoosier employers, according to the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.
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Deer farmers want to use genetics to address chronic wasting disease in Senate bill
Chronic wasting disease is an incurable illness in deer that causes neurological problems, much like mad cow disease. The DNR found Indiana’s first case of chronic wasting disease last year.
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2025
After testimony pits neighbor against neighbor, proposed casino move likely dead this session
The proposed move of a casino from southeast to northeast Indiana is likely dead this legislative session after hours of testimony Wednesday that pitted neighbor against neighbor.
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2025
Black Legislative Caucus hosts 'unity rally' during Braun’s first State of the State address
The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus gathered a crowd just down the hall from where Gov. Mike Braun delivered his first State of the State address.
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2025
Braun uses first State of the State to make case to lawmakers for his agenda
Gov. Mike Braun used his first State of the State address to make the case for his policy priorities to lawmakers and the public.
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Chief Justice Rush highlights 'direct and transformative' impact of Indiana courts
Chief Justice Loretta Rush sought to “demystify” the Indiana court system’s impact on Hoosiers’ lives in her 2025 State of the Judiciary address.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2025
Online gambling, online lottery legalized under Indiana House committee-approved legislation
Indiana would fully legalize online gambling — and online lottery — under legislation approved by a House committee Tuesday.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2025
House committee unanimously approves electronic pull tab games, online raffles for nonprofit groups
Indiana nonprofit organizations — notably, veterans groups — could offer electronic pull tab games and online raffles under a bill approved by a House committee Tuesday.
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