Articles tagged as: 2025 legislative session
April 3, 2025
Senate sends transgender collegiate sports ban to governor's desk with bipartisan support
Despite concerns about protections from intrusive exams and "bad faith" grievances, the measure was passed by the Senate with bipartisan support.
Read MoreApril 3, 2025
Students push to be heard in charter vs. traditional public school funding fight
Young people in Indianapolis have sought opportunities to speak out at Statehouse hearings and local school board meetings during the past few months.
Read MoreApril 3, 2025
Here are the five energy and environment bills both Indiana Republicans and Democrats agree on
There's no shortage of controversial energy and environment bills this legislative session — from who should pay to develop small nuclear reactors to defining natural gas as "clean energy." But there are several that both Indiana Republicans and Democrats agree on.
Read MoreApril 2, 2025
Committee makes changes to HIP work reporting exceptions, Medicaid advertising ban
A House committee amended controversial legislation that will reintroduce previously halted work reporting requirements to Indiana's Medicaid expansion program. Among other things, the committee made changes to who is exempt from the work reporting requirements.
Read MoreApril 2, 2025
House committee guts bill that would've eliminated statute of limitations for all rape crimes
Advocates have been pushing for years to eliminate the statute of limitations for certain sex crimes. A bill to do that cleared the Senate this year. But a House committee gutted the measure Wednesday.
Read MoreApril 1, 2025
Members, advocates rally at Statehouse, call on lawmakers to kill proposed changes to Medicaid
Advocates and Medicaid members said proposed changes to Medicaid could lead to bigger issues for Hoosiers and the state. Demonstrators called on lawmakers and the governor to protect Medicaid from changes being made at the state and federal level.
Read MoreApril 1, 2025
House Republicans vote to ban use of college student IDs at polling places
Student IDs from Indiana's public colleges and universities could no longer be used as voter IDs under a bill, SB 10, approved by House Republicans Tuesday.
Read MoreApril 1, 2025
House lawmakers pass bill to ensure long water pipelines don't threaten supply
The bill aims to address concerns over water transfers like those planned to serve the controversial LEAP industrial district in Lebanon.
Read MoreApril 1, 2025
House approves obscene performances ban, giving anyone right to sue local governments over it
Indiana House Republicans voted to give anyone the right to sue local governments to stop performances they think are obscene.
Read MoreMarch 31, 2025
School board candidates forced to choose political labels on the ballot under House-approved bill
School board candidates would be forced to choose a political label for the ballot under a bill narrowly approved by the House Monday.
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