An expansion to the Dont Say Gay bill, rejected changes to the ban on gender-affirming care for minors and legislation inviting a lawsuit.

Indiana's labor market strength was unchallenged in the first two months of 2023. February's unemployment rate was 3.1 percent in preliminary Federal data released Tuesday, marking a third consecutive month at that almost-historic low.

House Republicans rejected an amendment to protect transgender youth from being forcibly de-transitioned by the state. The bill to ban medicinal and surgical gender-affirming care for transgender youth includes a six-month deadline to halt puberty blockers and hormone therapy treatments.

Members of the Senate Democratic Caucus called on Republican senators to do more in support of public education at a press conference on Thursday.

Two years ago, the legislature passed a law that removed protections for about half of all wetland acres in Indiana. But some lawmakers and developers say the state is still regulating some of those wetlands.

About 1 in 10 Hoosier families face food insecurity. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program also known as SNAP or food stamps can help them get food on the table. But requirements to repeatedly reapply for SNAP can be difficult. This week, legislators gave the governor the opportunity to sign a bill alleviating that difficulty for a few people, but not all.

Throwing stars would be legal for Hoosiers to own and carry under legislation headed to the House floor.

The new law lets utilities recover extra costs from complying with federal rules without having to get pre-approval first as long as the IURC approves them after the fact.

A bill that makes it a crime in many cases to electronically track someone goes a little less far after changes by a House committee Wednesday.

Law enforcement officers get a 25-foot bubble around them that the public cant cross when told to stop under a bill thats a step away from the governors desk.