The road funding debate gripping the Statehouse this year has led to a strange dynamic, with Republican Gov. Mike Pence and Democrats pushing back against a House GOP plan to raise taxes.

The Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation Thursday that seeks to allow adopted children access to information about their birth parents.

Indiana lawmakers can carry guns in the Statehouse, and they want their staff members to be able to do the same. A Senate committee Wednesday approved a bill granting that permission.

A Senate committee approved its version of big box assessment legislation Tuesday. A House committee will consider its own bill later this week.

The House shot down a prescription-only bill targeting pseudoephedrine sales, but two other bills targeting meth production advanced out of Senate committee.

Indiana legislators are set to consider a proposal that would give pharmacists the authority to turn away suspicious customers trying to buy a common cold medicine that's used to make methamphetamine.

Arnold represents District 8 which encompasses the majority of LaPorte County and the eastern part of Michigan City.

Efforts to open records from Indiana's closed adoptions era - 1941 to 1993 - have failed for years, largely to shield birth mothers who don't want to be contacted. But changes made to this year's version of the bill are already showing signs of changing minds and ensuring the measure's passage.

Aaron Freeman, an Indianapolis City-County Councillor, announced Wednesday he will run for the seat being vacated by fellow Republican Sen. Patricia Miller.

Indiana lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved bills giving teachers and schools a one-year reprieve from being punished for poor student performance on ISTEP exams.