Articles tagged as: 2021 legislative session
February 22, 2021
House GOP Approves $36 Billion State Budget, Sending It To Senate
House Republicans approved a new, two-year, $36 billion budget Monday they say boosts education and helps businesses recover from the pandemic.
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Speaker Huston Pledges Steps Forward After Racial Tensions In House
Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers) said his chamber needs to take steps forward after the "step backward" last week that culminated with lawmakers having to be physically separated from each other.
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2021
Indiana Senate Rolling Back Some COVID-19 Precautions
Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) said the improving COVID-19 numbers across the state prompted the change.
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2021
Bill On Teacher Union Dues Advances To House After An Unusual Vote
The Indiana House will soon weigh in on whether teachers need extra steps to authorize union dues taken from their paychecks, but it comes after the bill passed the Senate in an unusual way.
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2021
Weekly Statehouse Update: School Choice Expansion, 'Defund The Police' Ban Rejected
School voucher expansion clears the House. The Senate passes a bill to more harshly penalize rioters. And a measure banning "defund the police" is soundly rejected. Heres what you might have missed this week at the Statehouse.
Read MoreFebruary 18, 2021
Governor Holcomb Signs COVID-19 Civil Liability Protections Bill Into Law
Senate Bill 1 requires an individual wanting to file suit to show evidence of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
Read MoreFebruary 18, 2021
Indiana Voucher Plan Could Take 1/3 Of School Funding Boost
More than one-third of the proposed state funding hike for Indiana schools could go toward the state's private school voucher program under a Republican-backed plan that could boost the program's cost by nearly 50 percent over the next two years.
Read MoreFebruary 18, 2021
Black Indiana Lawmakers Face Republican Boos During Debate
Tempers flared among Indiana legislators during a debate Thursday when Black lawmakers were shouted down and booed by some Republicans and two House members had to be separated in a hallway.
Read MoreFebruary 18, 2021
Tensions Flare As Some Republicans Boo, Heckle Black Democrats On House Floor
Tensions flared in the Indiana House Thursday after Republicans shouted down Democratic lawmakers who voiced concerns about discrimination in a bill.
Read MoreFebruary 17, 2021
Several Career and Technical Education Classes Could Lose Funding In Budget Proposal
The proposed budget would increase funding for "high value" classes like welding and industrial automation while eliminating funding from almost two dozen "less than moderate value" classes like culinary arts, cosmetology, fashion and more.
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