U.S. Sen.-elect Jim Banks said he wants to be a conservative fighter for Indiana in the Senate as he takes on his new position.

Scientists from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have said we need to significantly cut fossil fuel emissions around the globe by 2030 to avoid the worst effects of climate change.

A federal judge found the Indiana Department of Homeland Security likely discriminated against people with disabilities. The ACLU of Indiana’s complaint alleges IDHS has been applying zoning laws in a way that discriminates against a recovery home in southwest Indiana.

Indiana voters approved an amendment to the state constitution this week that makes a small change to the gubernatorial line of succession.

Voters rejected property-tax referenda for Kokomo Community Schools and Twin Lakes Schools in the November general election.

The five state Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges that were on the ballot in Indiana this year easily kept their seats on the bench in Tuesday’s election.

The Indiana House and Senate appear headed for the status quo after this year’s election results, with Republicans maintaining supermajorities in both chambers.

Ethanol isn’t as climate-friendly as biofuels made from things like grasses, wood and algae. Corn stover — the stalks, leaves and husks leftover after harvest — could present a new opportunity for farmers.

Gov.-elect Mike Braun said his big election victory gives him a “platter of opportunity” to tackle the “kitchen table issues” he ran on — including property tax and health care reform.

Republican Todd Rokita has won reelection as Indiana’s attorney general, according to a call by the Associated Press.