Articles tagged as: Indiana General Assembly
September 14, 2021
Indiana Seeks Input On Student Traits To Track As Part Of New School Performance Dashboard
The Indiana State Board of Education is in the process of developing a new school performance data dashboard, after lawmakers approved legislation to create it earlier this year.
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2021
Lawmakers Set To Unveil State House And Congressional District Maps
Hoosiers will get their first look Tuesday at the state's political future for the next decade as state lawmakers unveil state House and Congressional district maps, the first step in redistricting.
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2021
Top Lawmakers Announce Plan To Preserve School Funding Despite Student Quarantines
In a letter sent to schools Friday, Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) and House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers) outlined a plan for lawmakers and the Indiana Department of Education to ensure full funding for students learning in-person during the fall semester.
Read MoreAugust 3, 2021
Here’s Why Police At Your School May Lack Specialized Training
Students returning to class this month may be interacting with an unknown number of police officers in Indiana schools that haven’t been specially trained for the job. Chase Lyday, director of the Indiana School Resource Officers Association, is on a mission to change that.
Read MoreJuly 12, 2021
Rokita Loses In Court Again In An Emergency Powers Case
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.
Read MoreJuly 7, 2021
Indiana General Assembly's Study Committee Agenda Lighter Than Usual
Eight different committees – including elections, agriculture, courts and public safety – aren't assigned to study anything this year.
Read MoreJune 4, 2021
Hearing Set On Whether Indiana Governor May Sue Legislature
Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb asked a judge in April to block the new law passed by the GOP-dominated Legislature following criticism from many conservatives over COVID-19 restrictions that Holcomb imposed.
Read MoreApril 16, 2021
Weekly Statehouse Update: GOP Overrides Veto, New Revenue Forecast For State Budget
This week at the Indiana Statehouse, Republicans voted to override another Gov. Eric Holcomb veto. Plus, a new revenue forecast projected billions of additional dollars for the new state budget.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2021
Hoosiers Invited To Testify With Citizens Redistricting Commission
The Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission will collect testimony on the state's current voting districts, and what Hoosiers would like to see in new districts.
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2021
February Marks 10 Years Since Indiana House Democrats' Walkout To Illinois
Democrats had controlled the Indiana House for most of the first decade of the 2000s. But Republicans recaptured the majority ahead of the 2011 session, and with that came Right to Work -- a controversial bill affecting labor union dues.
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