Articles tagged as: IPB
February 24, 2025
Lawmakers propose solution to help address Indiana's skilled worker shortage
The proposed legislation would allow the Indiana Department of Workforce Development to create a skills training pilot program, available for eligible Hoosiers on the state’s unemployment insurance program.
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Several major election reform bills scaled back or fail to advance in Indiana Senate
Several major Indiana election reforms advanced by the Senate Elections Committee this session either failed to get approval by the full Senate or were significantly scaled back.
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2025
Bill would let new power plants in 'energy production zones' override some local laws
Utilities that want to build a new power plant on the site of an old one — or a former coal mine — could bypass local zoning and land use laws under a Senate bill that passed on Thursday.
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2025
Terre Haute federal prisoner sentenced to life for murdering cellmate in 2019
A federal judge in Indianapolis has imposed a life sentence on a prisoner who murdered his cellmate at a U.S. prison in Indiana in 2019.
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2025
Gov. Braun tasks First Lady to keep Dolly Parton Imagination Library alive in Indiana
Gov. Braun said his wife Maureen Braun — a longtime small business owner — will lead an effort to identify other funding sources to keep the free book program alive.
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2025
Weekly Statehouse update: House GOP budget, immigration enforcement, collegiate trans sports ban
House Republicans advance their budget proposal. A controversial immigration bill quickly clears the House chamber. And a ban on transgender women competing in college sports heads to the Senate.
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2025
Author pushes back against fiscal concerns as Senate passes prior authorization bill
The Indiana Senate approved a stripped down version of a prior authorization reform bill Thursday. The legislation was heavily amended over fiscal concerns. But, the author of the bill said he disagrees with the original fiscal analysis for the bill.
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2025
Senate narrowly approves bill making school board races partisan; House version fails to advance
The Senate narrowly approved a bill this week that will force school board races to become partisan.
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2025
Despite concerns, House passes bill pressuring nonprofit hospitals to lower prices
Indiana lawmakers want to bring health care costs down by applying pressure to certain hospitals. The House approved legislation that would revoke a hospital's nonprofit status if it charges too much for care.
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2025
Legislative leaders say Braun's threat to veto property tax reform makes work more challenging
Gov. Mike Braun said he’ll veto major property tax reform legislation if it doesn’t “improve” as the session continues.
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