Articles tagged as: 2023 legislative session
February 1, 2023
Indiana hospitals are in the red, and they don’t agree with lawmakers on how to cut costs
Indiana's hospital leaders say that they have been operating in the red in 2022 due to inflation and rising labor costs. And they are worried that proposed legislation to address rising health care costs could push them deeper into financial stress.
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2023
Bill changes small nuclear reactor law to accommodate Rolls Royce technology
British engine maker Rolls Royce is working to develop a nuclear reactor thats larger than what Indiana state law allows. Lawmakers are working to change the law to accommodate the company even though it could be a decade before the reactor is ready for launch.
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2023
'Due process' concerns fail to prevent Indiana Senate passage of National Guard court-martial bill
A bill to make court-martialing and punishing Indiana National Guard troops easier passed the Senate with strong support. An identical version already passed the House too. One part of the bills faced opposition at every step but not enough to change them.
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2023
Advocates gather at the Statehouse, protest nearly two dozen anti-LGBTQ+ bills
Hoosiers gathered at the Statehouse Monday to protest bills targeting LGBTQ+ youth. None of the nearly two dozen bills identified have received hearings yet but activists are worried.
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2023
School board candidates forced to declare a political party under bill in Senate committee
Local school board candidates would be forced to declare a political party on the ballot under legislation that got a hearing but not a vote in a Senate committee Monday.
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2023
Audubon Society says preserving wetlands, clean energy key to saving Indiana's birds
Its estimated North America has lost more than three billion birds over the past 50 years mostly due to climate change and habitat loss.
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2023
Bill creating statewide energy plan passes Indiana House
A bill that aims to create a statewide energy plan passed the state House on Monday.
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2023
Indiana Senate passes bill with ‘modest’ increases to TANF eligibility limit, payments
Applications to a federal program that provides financial assistance to families are rarely approved in Indiana. State senators almost unanimously passed a bill to bolster the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program Monday.
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2023
Weekly Statehouse update: Physician non-competes to Senate, committee hears housing bill
A House committee advances legislation to bring down the cost of new housing. A Senate committee approves a ban on physician non-compete agreements. And a bill to better treat mental health in the criminal justice system takes its first step.
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2023
Senate passes proposed change to Indiana constitution to refuse bail for more people
A resolution that would change the Indiana constitution to allow judges to withhold bail for more people passed the Senate Thursday and is on its way to the House.
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