Articles tagged as: 2025 legislative session
April 24, 2025
Indiana lawmakers drop ethnic studies as feds warn schools to comply or lose funding
Since 2018 every Indiana high school was mandated to offer a semester-long ethnic elective studies course.
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Indiana expands school vouchers to all families, avoids cuts to K-12 budget
K-12 schools will receive a 2% increase each year of the biennial budget, which includes universal private school vouchers for all Indiana families in mid-2026.
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Students to get another chance at IREAD-3 before being held back
Third graders currently have one chance to retake the IREAD-3 during the summer before being held back.
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'Comprehensive' health costs plan sent to governor despite access to care concerns
Lawmakers approved the final version of a "comprehensive plan" meant to address health care costs in Indiana. The legislation now heads to the governor's desk despite concerns that some of the policies could limit access to quality health care.
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Budget proposal eliminates dedicated funding for student workforce program
Workforce development leaders in Indiana say potential state budget cuts could threaten the future of programs that support students.
Read MoreApril 24, 2025
Bill to fast-track new power plants on coal sites heads to governor, despite local control debate
A bill to let utilities bypass some local laws to build new power plants on the site of old ones barely made it to the governor's desk. Debates over local control are likely what led the bill to pass through the House on Thursday by only one vote.
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Legislature approves bill banning diversity, equity, inclusion in government and schools
A significantly scaled-back bill that aims to ban diversity, equity and inclusion practices in state government and public education is headed to the governor's desk.
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Senate narrowly sends bill creating partisan school boards races to governor's desk
School board elections will become partisan under legislation sent to the governor by the narrowest of margins Thursday.
Read MoreApril 23, 2025
Indiana GOP closes $2B budget gap with cigarette tax hike, health cuts
Republican leaders plan to make up a $2 billion budget revenue shortfall by raising the cigarette tax, cutting public health and higher education funding, and spending down reserves.
Read MoreApril 18, 2025
Weekly Statehouse update: Revenue forecast, property tax reform signed, supplemental teacher pay
Lawmakers receive a historically bleak state revenue forecast. The property tax debate comes to a close. And the governor signs a bill on supplemental teacher pay.
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