Articles tagged as: 2025 legislative session
April 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.
Read MoreMarch 31, 2025
Lawmakers consider education mastery program — includes collective bargaining, IEP rules roll backs
Under an amendment, school corporations and charter schools that participate in the pilot program could be exempt from certain regulations like collective bargaining; training for things like abuse, neglect and suicide prevention; and teacher performance evaluations.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2025
The public gets one more chance to testify on bill to bolster nuclear, retain coal on customer dime
Among other things, the bill would allow an Indiana utility to pass along some of the costs of developing a small modular nuclear reactor to its customers — even if the plant never gets finished.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2025
Weekly Statehouse update: Students' voter IDs, foster families' child care, farmers' online portal
A bill banning the use of student IDs at polling places advances to the House floor. A measure setting aside some child care vouchers for foster families heads to the governor’s desk. And Gov. Mike Braun signs his first bill into law.
Read MoreMarch 27, 2025
School groups raise alarm in debate on superintendent requirements, annual performance reviews
A controversial education measure aims to cut communication around plans for annual performance reviews and change requirements for school superintendents. School leaders expressed alarm about the proposal this week.
Read MoreMarch 27, 2025
Indiana House Democrats propose property tax relief they call a 'happy medium'
Indiana House Democrats have a property tax reform proposal they say is a “happy medium” between relief for homeowners and support for local governments and schools.
Read MoreMarch 27, 2025
Use of student IDs at polling places banned under bill approved by House committee
Student identification could no longer be used to prove someone’s identity at polling places under a bill approved along party lines by a House committee.
Read MoreMarch 26, 2025
GOP kills amendment to prohibit genital inspections under collegiate transgender sports ban
A Senate committee passed a measure to ban transgender women from competing in collegiate athletics. Democrats proposed several amendments to pull back or clarify the measure — all failed along party lines.
Read MoreMarch 26, 2025
Legislation to define natural gas, propane as 'clean energy' heads to governor
The author said it would allow Indiana to use federal clean energy grants to fund natural gas and propane projects. But environmental groups have said that's unlikely — because most federal grant programs don’t define it that way.
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