Instead of primary elections for U.S. Senate, a proposed bill would have state party conventions choose the major party candidates.

A bill that will help smaller utilities address lead in drinking water passed out of a state Senate committee on Thursday. It would allow those utilities to replace lead pipes owned by their customers.

The Indiana House made changes Thursday to legislation that raises the smoking and vaping age to 21 years old, which includes an effort to address recent deaths from vaping.

Part of the so-called school deregulation efforts include a proposal for schools to bypass some education laws with state approval.

The bill abolishes the 13 township assessor offices that remain in nine counties. It would transfer duties for determining the value of buildings and land for property taxes to county assessor offices.

A Senate committee Wednesday passed its own version of a bill to raise the legal smoking and vaping age from 18 to 21.

The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus wants the state to push forward measures that will improve prescription drug costs, childrens health and jail overcrowding.

Gov. Eric Holcomb is largely expected to focus on his 2020 agenda, which he announced in December, during his State of the State address to a joint session of the General Assembly.

Gov. Eric Holcomb proposed a new plan to free up state dollars for teacher pay in his State of the State address Tuesday. That plan could be implemented this year -- but Holcomb wants to wait for 2021.

Members of the Indiana chapter of the Alzheimer's Association made their case Monday at the Statehouse.