The law runs counter to the state's criminal code reform which aimed to give judges more flexibility to suspend sentences, particularly of drug offenders.

A federal judge will not temporarily halt her ruling on Indiana's refugee resettlement program. The state will have to provide funding to refugee resettlement organizations while the legal battle over money for resettlement continues.

Like most states, Indiana doesn't require seatbelts on school buses. Two bills in the Legislature calling for school bus seatbelts to be required didn't receive committee hearings this year.

A new law allowing Indiana hunters to use high-powered rifles is drawing concerns about safety and cutting too deeply into the state's deer herd.

Bill author Rep. David Wolkins has been working to pass versions of this legislation for four years.

Gov. Mike Pence Thursday vetoed a bill aimed at requiring more transparency from private university police departments. He says the legislation would have had the opposite result.

The legislation simplifies the fee structure, eliminating 163 different registration fees.

Gov. Mike Pence says he's still considering whether to sign a bill that bars women from having abortions solely because of a fetus' potential disability.

The three Regional Cities winners - northeast, north central and southwest Indiana - cover 18 counties.

The newly signed legislation gives state and local governments about $1 billion in road funding over two years and creates a task force to craft a long term solution for both state and local roads.