House Minority Leader Scott Pelath says Democrats won't give up on the issue, using whatever methods they can.

Senate legislators unanimously endorsed Gov. Mike Pence's short term road funding plan Wednesday, sending it to the House one day after House Republicans pushed through their long term road plan.

House Speaker Brian Bosma says he will do everything in his power to ensure the legislature's upcoming debate over LGBT civil rights is a respectful one. He is also calling for people to remain positive about the state's image.

The House GOP road funding plan includes a move Bosma says is long overdue - automatic increases in the state's fuel taxes tied to increases in the consumer price index and highway construction costs.

The General Assembly allocated $84 million - taken from the Tax Amnesty program - to award $42 million each to two regions in the Regional Cities Initiative. But the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and Gov. Mike Pence instead chose three winners, declaring their intent to ask the legislature for more money from tax amnesty to pay the full $42 million to all three regions.

Indiana has led the nation in meth production for three consecutive years; pseudoephedrine is a key ingredient.

House Republicans Tuesday elected a new majority leader, one of the highest ranking positions in the caucus. The move came after Rep. Jud McMillin resigned from the position last week amid a sex scandal.

A Marion County judge says the House Republican caucus doesn't have to make lawmaker emails public under Indiana's open records law.