Articles tagged as: Indiana General Assembly
March 14, 2022
Filter blocked 70,000 emails to Indiana lawmakers on bill
The Indiana State Teachers Association said it found out less than a week before the legislative session ended early Wednesday about emails sent through a form on its website not reaching the accounts of lawmakers, The Indianapolis Star reported.
Read MoreMarch 11, 2022
How Indiana’s anti-CRT bill failed even with a GOP supermajority
A wide-ranging bill to restrict what teachers could say about race and racism stalled and died last week after vocal opposition from a broad coalition, a series of gaffes by lawmakers, and ultimately, an ideological split in the supermajority.
Read MoreMarch 9, 2022
Indiana Senate rejects material harmful to minors proposal in final moments of the 2022 session
A measure to remove a legal defense for Indiana schools and public libraries accused of sharing harmful material failed during this year's legislative session. The Senate voted down the proposal as its final move before adjournment.
Read MoreMarch 7, 2022
Coronavirus: Holcomb ends public health emergency, Indiana eclipses 22,000 dead
Indiana surpasses 22,000 dead, as the rate of new deaths slows. Gov. Eric Holcomb signs the General Assembly’s less restrictive COVID-19 vaccine mandate bill. And he ended the state’s public health emergency, which had been in place since March 2020.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2022
Senate Republicans disagree, kill controversial school curriculum bill
Lawmakers in the Indiana Senate effectively killed a controversial school curriculum and parent oversight bill Monday. The bill is dead, but lawmakers said some sections of it may return as part of other legislation before the session ends.
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2022
Senate committee stuns, guts bill that would've eliminated handgun carry permit requirement
House Bill 1077, as it now stands, keeps Indiana’s handgun carry permit system in place. And it adds a new, “provisional” license – a temporary permit a person can use to carry a handgun in public while the state processes their application for the permanent handgun license.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2022
Educators remain on alert as curriculum bill continues to evolve
Legislation that would limit what can be discussed in Indiana classrooms has been watered down yet some teachers still worry restrictive and punitive language could be added back before the Statehouse session ends.
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2022
Bill adding hydropower storage technology to clean energy list passes House
The bill, SB 147, would add underground pumped storage hydropower to Indianas list of clean energy resources. It passed the state House on Monday.
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2022
Bill to increase the cost of agricultural seed testing passes Senate
The Office of Indiana State Chemist offers to test seed for purity and germination, but only charges about half as much as what private companies do. Officials with the agency say that makes it harder for them to provide that service.
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2022
Bill that would let some homes stay in the floodway passes House
A bill meant to help two Amish brothers who inadvertently built their homes in a floodway passed the Indiana House on Monday.
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