Republicans advance a bill eliminating local bans on selling dogs at pet stores. A Senate committee approves legislation requiring schools to develop armed intruder drills. And grassroots substance use recovery groups would get more funding opportunities under a bill heading to the Senate floor. Here's what you might have missed this week at the Statehouse.

More people are seeking vasectomies following the overturn of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood centers want to meet that demand in more parts of the state. Planned Parenthood will offer vasectomy services at four locations across Indiana.

A proposal to expand grant funding for robotics competition programs passed the Senate Education and Career Development Committee unanimously Wednesday.

It's looking more likely that the Indiana Supreme Court won't allow southern Indiana egg farmer John Rust to be on the Republican primary ballot for U.S. Senate.

What role does the Indiana Senate president pro tempore serve? It's a question a member of our audience recently asked.

A Senate committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would require public schools to develop a protocol for armed intruder drills. Several school safety advocates testified in support of the bill, but some lawmakers worry the drills could negatively impact students and staff.

Some Hoosiers in substance use recovery don't have enough support or resources, and some grassroots organizations want to step in to fill those gaps. A Senate committee passed a bill to establish standards for recovery community organizations, which gives these groups access to more funding opportunities.

A bill that allows unlicensed child care providers to serve more children for more hours each week easily advanced out of a Senate committee Wednesday, even as Democrats express unease with the measure.

Families of medically complex children say proposed Medicaid cuts would take away a vital caregiving resource. House Democrats say these families shouldn't pay the price for the Medicaid shortfall. They want Republican leaders to protect the attendant care program.

Parents who want to learn how students succeed at specific schools have new tools. New updates to the state's Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed website, also known as Indiana GPS, now lets people search for schools by location.