Articles tagged as: IPB
April 7, 2025
Committee scales back, refines ban on diversity, equity and inclusion in state government, schools
Instead of mandating the closure of programs, the bill now levies significant fines and outlines unlawful discrimination in education, employment and licensing.
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Democratic lawmakers call property tax overhaul balance for local governments 'a mirage'
Democratic lawmakers say the House GOP property tax overhaul plan is not "ready for primetime." Republican lawmakers pushed the overhaul through committee along party lines.
Read MoreApril 4, 2025
Indiana moves to replace Medicaid consulting firm after $1 billion forecasting error
The state of Indiana is preparing to replace the consulting firm it works with to help prepare its Medicaid forecasts after a forecasting miss in 2023 that put the state $1 billion off the mark for Medicaid funding.
Read MoreApril 4, 2025
Lawmakers remove several controversial policies from 'comprehensive' health costs plan
Lawmakers removed some of the more controversial policies — like guidelines for the 340B Drug Pricing Program and site neutrality — in the process.
Read MoreApril 4, 2025
Weekly Statehouse update: Partisan school boards, obscene performances, trans college sports ban
The House approves a bill forcing school board races to become partisan. A ban on governments supporting obscene performances advances to the Senate. And a transgender collegiate sports ban goes to the governor.
Read MoreApril 3, 2025
Senate sends transgender collegiate sports ban to governor's desk with bipartisan support
Despite concerns about protections from intrusive exams and "bad faith" grievances, the measure was passed by the Senate with bipartisan support.
Read MoreApril 3, 2025
Voting rights groups coalition challenges citizenship crosscheck law, set to take effect July 1
A coalition of nonpartisan voting rights groups is challenging a voter citizenship check that is set to take effect this summer. The groups say the legislation violates federal law and makes naturalized Hoosiers "second-class" voters.
Read MoreApril 3, 2025
Here are the five energy and environment bills both Indiana Republicans and Democrats agree on
There's no shortage of controversial energy and environment bills this legislative session — from who should pay to develop small nuclear reactors to defining natural gas as "clean energy." But there are several that both Indiana Republicans and Democrats agree on.
Read MoreApril 2, 2025
Committee makes changes to HIP work reporting exceptions, Medicaid advertising ban
A House committee amended controversial legislation that will reintroduce previously halted work reporting requirements to Indiana's Medicaid expansion program. Among other things, the committee made changes to who is exempt from the work reporting requirements.
Read MoreApril 2, 2025
Steel pollution rule would have better protected NW Indiana residents. Now it's been put on hold
The new standards were supposed to reduce a kind of pollution at steel mills that isn't being controlled right now — leaks of toxic heavy metals and fine particles that don't come from a single point, like a smoke stack.
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