Articles tagged as: IPB
February 26, 2024
Indiana Senate approves loosened regulations for unlicensed child care homes
Regulations of home-based child care would be loosened by legislation approved by the Indiana Senate Monday.
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2024
Bill to tackle nursing workforce hurdles – including licensing, instructors – nears governor's desk
Indiana has a nursing shortage, but nursing schools say they don't have enough faculty to educate the amount of students the state needs. The Senate passed a bill that simplifies nursing instructor requirements and eliminates a barrier for nurses from other countries to work in Indiana.
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2024
How much do environmental regulations like wetland protections add to home prices?
Groups that represent home builders and developers often talk about how environmental regulation adds to the cost of building a new home, making home ownership unaffordable for many Hoosiers. But just how much do environmental regulations specifically factor into the price of a home?
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2024
FSSA: More than 1,600 children with disabilities affected by proposed attendant care cut
More than 1,600 children with disabilities would be impacted by the states proposal to change how their caregivers are compensated through Medicaid. The Family and Social Services Administration said the growth of the program is unsustainable.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2024
First measles case in Indiana since 2019 confirmed
The Indiana Department of Health confirmed Friday the first measles case in the state since 2019. Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by a virus.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2024
Bill to put chaplains in schools derailed – but language added to religious instruction measure
A proposal to put chaplains in public schools could be derailed in the final weeks of the legislative session. However, a Senate committee voted this week to add the bill's language into a different measure, giving it another opportunity to make it into law.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2024
Bill to eliminate local bans on dog sales at pet stores heads to governor's desk
A bill that adds new requirements to how dogs are bred and sold in Indiana is headed to the governor's desk after it narrowly cleared the House Thursday.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2024
Weekly Statehouse Update: Gary gun lawsuit, antisemitism, abuse victims in Boy Scouts settlement
Republicans trying to kill a lawsuit against gun manufacturers and sellers. A Senate committee significantly changes a bill on antisemitism. And a bill heads to the Senate floor that could help victims of abuse in a Boy Scouts of America settlement get more money. Here's what you might have missed this week at the Statehouse.
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2024
Siblings of students with disabilities eligible for scholarship accounts under amended bill
A Senate committee amended a bill on Wednesday that changes how two of the states scholarship account programs are administered and who is eligible for them.
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2024
Advocates, lawmakers worry shortened banking dispute period hinders consumer protections
A House committee on Thursday passed a bill that shortens the period of time Hoosiers have to dispute charges and other issues with their banks. Senate Bill 188 would lower the states statute of limitations from six years to two years.
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