Boots becomes the fifth GOP lawmaker to announce their retirement this year, joining Rep. Tim Brown (R-Crawfordsville), Rep. Tony Cook (R-Cicero), Sen. Ron Grooms (R-Jeffersonville) and Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn)

Indiana Senate GOP leaders say they are prepared to make changes to their proposed Senate redistricting map after they get public input next week.

Indiana Senate Republicans unveiled their redistricting proposal Tuesday for the state Senate district lines. The map will help decide who represents every Hoosier for the next decade.

The Senate map will be unveiled Tuesday, revealing which state Senate districts Hoosiers will live in for the next decade.

A proposed expansion of Indiana's private school voucher program would be scaled back under the new state budget plan from state Senate Republicans, while still boosting the program's spending by about 25 percent.

Legislation passed the Indiana Senate Tuesday that would alter funding requirements for IndyGo.

Under the bill, the governor could only declare a widespread emergency -- like during the pandemic -- for a maximum of 60 days, with some legislative involvement.

The measure would allow the attorney general to get a special prosecutor appointed if local prosecutors say they categorically wont charge people for certain crimes.

Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) said the improving COVID-19 numbers across the state prompted the change.

The Indiana Senate voted Monday to override Gov. Eric Holcomb's veto of a tenant-landlord bill passed last year.