Indiana lawmakers and leaders are attempting to address the decade-long decline in literacy and reading skills among the states young students.

People with HIV would no longer be subject to harsher criminal penalties under legislation that advanced out of a House committee Wednesday.

A bill to prohibit new physician non-compete agreements passed the Senate Health and Provider Services Committee Wednesday with nine voting for and three against.

The bill cuts the amount of power utilities can buy from the grid during peak demand in half. That means theyd have to show they can generate about 85 percent of their energy themselves or from contracts with other companies.

A bill aimed at making new housing more affordable easily cleared its first legislative hurdle Tuesday.

There are only a handful of companies that sell firefighting gear and all of them use PFAS. That's why the national firefighters union is working to pass this kind of legislation in multiple states.

It appears for now employers are still posting more jobs than the states available job seekers can fill. Experts say one cause of that could be a lack of access to affordable child care in Indiana. A state Senate committee is considering funding a pilot program that would split costs between families, employers and the state to bring more parents back into the workforce.

If you're going into the woods, tall grass, your garden, or anywhere else ticks might be here are some tips on how to keep yourself safe.

Ticks are on the move. Warmer temperatures could create more places where they can thrive in Indiana and give them more time to feed. All of this could lead to more tick-borne illnesses in the future.

A state Senate bill aims to change which maps local floodplain administrators have to rely on when granting construction permits. Proponents say the state maps are more restrictive than the federal ones leading to confusion and lower property values.