House Bill 1129 and Senate Bill 344 recommend extending the plan to include the 13 counties originally selected as finalists that weren't chosen as one of the final five.

The ethics reform effort sprouted from scandals over the past year involving House lawmaker Eric Turner, INDOT official Troy Woodruff and former State Superintendent Tony Bennett. The proposed bill aims to strengthen state ethics that would cover all three of those cases.

Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush Wednesday called on lawmakers to invest more money in court technology during the 2015 State of the Judiciary.

In addition to details of Pence's legislative agenda, many will be on the lookout this evening for clues as to the governor's political future, with a potential run for president in 2016 looming in the background.

Under current law, prosecutors can seek the death penalty for murder if one of 16 of what are called "aggravating circumstances" are met. In Indiana, that does not include decapitation.

In a 2014 interview, Carson said it's impossible to combat the threat of global terror without help from Muslims.

House Bill 1054 creates a $5 million program that gives money to universities so they can partner with companies and give students more opportunities for on the job learning. The bill requires participating students to stay in Indiana after they graduate.

Farmers would wait one more year to face higher property taxes based on the value of their soil under legislation a Senate committee approved Monday.

The Indiana Senate's top Democrat reiterated his disappointment with Gov. Mike Pence's failure to include funds for additional family case managers for the Department of Child Services in his two-year budget proposal.

Hoosier drivers are required by law to wear their seat belts. But if they don't, that information can't be used in a civil trial. Proposed legislation would change that.