Immigrants without documentation would be able to get driving privilege cards from the state under a bill narrowly approved by a Senate committee Tuesday.

Airports and their advocates have said it would help smaller airports fund these projects many of which often arent eligible for state and federal grants. But the Indiana Department of Environmental Management said paying for airport upgrades goes against the intent of the fund and could ultimately mean less money for environmental cleanups.

Senate Bill 7, which would ban employers from placing physicians under new non-compete agreements, left committee last month in uncertain waters. But it ultimately passed the full Senate Tuesday with the ban fully intact.

A bill allowing a few highway work zone speed cameras in Indiana cleared a key legislative hurdle Monday.

Indiana utilities and other supporters have said it helps avoid rate shock by easing the cost of those plants into customers bills over a longer period of time. But consumer advocates have said ratepayers shouldnt have to pay for a plant that isnt running yet.

Every Indiana school would be required to have an automated external defibrillator, or AED, at every athletic event under a bill that cleared a Senate committee Monday.

The bill aims to cut ties with banks that have certain ESGs or environmental, social and governance policies. These are policies that consider the environmental or social impacts of their investments.

Despite about a dozen bills at the Statehouse this legislative session, the push to legalize cannabis in Indiana continues to struggle for a foothold.

Some Indiana courts have struggled to get people to serve on juries in recent years, hurting juror diversity and, in some cases, forcing judges to declare mistrials.

The study looked at a similar law in Texas and analyzed what would happen in six other states. It estimated it would cost taxpayers in Kentucky an extra $26 million to $70 million in one year.