Gov. Eric Holcomb won’t reimpose any mask mandates in Hoosier schools, only urging students, teachers and staff to mask up amid a surge of COVID-19.

Postponed all this time due to COVID-19, the "boots and black tie" inaugural ball will be held on Saturday, Aug. 21, at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis.

State officials filed an appeal this week in an ongoing attempt to withdraw Indiana from federal programs that expanded unemployment benefits during the pandemic.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita's effort to prolong a court battle over an emergency powers law was prevented by a Marion County judge Tuesday.

John Whitaker sued the General Assembly over the law allowing legislators to call themselves into special session during a public emergency, arguing it violates the Indiana Constitution.

Legislators passed a law this year that allows them to call themselves into special session during a public emergency. Holcomb's lawsuit contends that power belongs, via the Indiana Constitution, solely to the governor.

Indiana’s COVID-19 public health emergency isn’t over yet. Gov. Eric Holcomb extended the emergency declaration another month Wednesday, through the end of July.

Gov. Eric Holcomb said he's still opposed to the state providing financial incentives as a way to encourage more Hoosiers to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

The measure invests billions of dollars in key technology areas and creates regional tech hubs, spread across the country.

Gov. Eric Holcomb said he still strongly encourages people to get the vaccine. Indiana ranks 36th in the country for the percentage of its population fully vaccinated.