The bill would provide grants or loans to projects like food markets, farms or distribution initiatives to address healthy food access in underserved communities.

House Education Committee chair Bob Behning (R-Indianapolis) is proposing a bill that would require any districts that pass funding referenda to share those dollars with local charter schools.

Some Indiana legislators and policy experts hope a bill moving forward from the Senate Utilities Committee will help expand rural parts of the state's access to broadband internet.

The measure largely inserts a definition of electric scooter into state law and ensures they're not classified as motor vehicles.

Republican Sen. Chip Perfect's bill would have eliminated work permit requirements for minors and removed restrictions on the number of hours that 16- and 17-year-olds can work.

A bill at the Statehouse would double the minimum allowance each volunteer fire department distributes from $200 to $400.

The president of Indiana's largest teacher's union says they're waiting to see what lawmakers do before deciding whether to take more serious action.

The recent report from Teach Plus and Stand For Children Indiana says policymakers need to invest at least $535 million to make up for decreasing teacher pay over the past two decades.

Indiana lawmakers are wrestling with whether to expand the state's so-called "Stand Your Ground" law to cover civil lawsuits.

However, the bill has garnered some criticism from lawmakers who say it's not enough.