Indiana lawmakers will study water safety education, medical debt and postpartum care during this year's interim study committees, among other topics legislative leaders said are "meaningful" to working families.

An Indiana legislative panel is recommending that Indiana's legal age for buying cigarettes be raised from 18 to 21.

Indiana lawmakers on an interim study committee on public health made a series of recommendations as they wrapped up their work this week. The issues could come up next legislative session.

Indiana residents soon could have a hotline for reporting improper or illegal spending and other suspected corruption by local government officials, if lawmakers approve a proposal being drafted by a legislative committee.

The states school accountability panel finalized its recommendations for the State Board of Education and General Assembly Tuesday.

A group of lawmakers studying key education questions have finalized their recommendations for the General Assembly to consider next year.

Lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday about allowing nurses in Indiana to treat patients independently. Its an issue lawmakers have explored for the past few years.

The vaping product taxing debate includes whether the levy should be at the wholesale level or at retail locations, what the rate should be, and if it should be based on liquid amount or nicotine levels.

There seemed to be momentum building this summer for a study committee recommendation to pass such a bill. But the panel opted against it.

Activists and outdoor recreation businesses want Indiana to set aside 10 percent of state forests for old growth trees. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says the state forests are one of the few places where it can create important wildlife habitat