Gov. Eric Holcomb officially launched his re-election bid Saturday and political analysts say his path to a second term is likely an easy one. No elected Indiana governor has lost a re-election bid since the state began allowing second terms in the 1970s.

Gov. Eric Holcomb leaned heavily into basketball references as he launched his re-election bid Saturday at the Hoosier Gym, where the movie "Hoosiers" filmed.

Gov. Eric Holcomb says the commission will hold three hearings as part of his effort to make teacher pay competitive with surrounding states.

The proposed 17% increase would bring premiums paid by companies to a level recommended by the federal government.

About 15,000 acres of the Indiana Dunes were redesignated from a national lakeshore to a national park in February.

The Indiana NAACP is asking the state to include an environmental justice advocate on the new energy policy task force. The group met with Gov. Eric Holcomb to discuss the issue and other things this week.

Former Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), who died last month, returned to Indianapolis Tuesday, where he lies in state at the Statehouse.

The single largest award in the first round of grants goes to the B & O Trail in Speedway. In all, $25 million is split between 17 regional and local projects around the state.

In the Indiana Statehouse, education was the star of the legislative session. On Monday, Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb acknowledged, Were not there yet" on increasing teacher pay.

Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the states next two-year budget into law Monday as he defended how Republican budget writers prioritized the states dollars.