Articles tagged as: 2025 legislative session
March 26, 2025
IPS: State's version of alliance to collab with charter schools strays from original intent
The new legislative proposal would push city and state collaboration on Indianapolis Public Schools as the district faces heightened political and operational strain.
Read MoreMarch 25, 2025
Indiana lawmakers want to mandate uniform cybersecurity policies for schools, state agencies
Indiana school officials say they are facing increased cybersecurity threats. A bill moving through the House would address mounting cybersecurity concerns by requiring school corporations and some other state agencies to adhere to uniform cybersecurity policies.
Read MoreMarch 24, 2025
Bill headed to governor's desk sets aside child care vouchers for foster families
Indiana will set aside 200 child care vouchers for foster families if the governor signs a bill sent to his desk Monday.
Read MoreMarch 24, 2025
Zoning fight over charter school sparks push for statewide law
House Bill 1515 specifies that a charter, accredited nonpublic, and traditional public school is allowed as a permitted use in all zoning districts.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2025
Weekly Statehouse update: Nonprofit hospitals, obscene performances, Lifeline Law expansion
A Senate committee advances a bill pressuring nonprofit hospitals to lower costs. Language banning government involvement in “obscene performances” gets added to an unrelated bill. And an expansion of the state’s Lifeline Law heads to the governor.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2025
Utilities may charge for nuclear pre-construction costs under bill sent to governor's desk
It allows an Indiana utility to pass along some of the pre-construction costs to their customers — even if the plant never gets finished. So far, none of the ones in the U.S. have.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2025
Bill to use water pollution funds to combat invasive species waits for Gov. Mike Braun's signature
The Clean Water Indiana Program usually provides matching dollars to help farmers and landowners implement practices like cover cropping and no-till agriculture — to keep the soil from eroding and getting into local waterways.
Read MoreMarch 20, 2025
Expansion to Indiana's Lifeline Law sent to the governor's desk
Indiana is a stroke of the governor’s pen away from expanding its Lifeline Law to shield more young people from underage drinking charges.
Read MoreMarch 19, 2025
Indiana teachers could soon get paid parental leave under House-backed bill
Schools are not currently required to provide paid parental leave, but a new amendment to a state bill would change that.
Read MoreMarch 19, 2025
Foster youth could open a bank account with judge's consent under bill headed to Senate floor
A previous version of the bill would have allowed a judge or the Indiana Department of Child Services to provide consent to financial institutions.
Read More