The study committee considered a recommendation to require judges to give foster parents a hearing if they request a role in a child welfare case.

A decades-long debate over whether Indiana should have an explicit hate crimes law is no closer to a resolution.

Lawmakers debated those proposed changes in a study committee Wednesday.

The Alcohol Revision Commission hashed out preliminary recommendations Friday that it will make to the state Legislature.

Industrial hemp is still illegal to grow in Indiana outside of research. However, dozens of Hoosiers told the committee they think industrial hemp should be legal.

Indiana lawmakers will consider a number of controversial issues in study committees this year – including hate crimes and the Department of Child Services.

She says she was happy to hear the groups make their positions clear. But she says she felt it was jumping the gun a bit.

The Alcohol Code Revision Commission will recommend Sunday sales, with some limitations.

A joint committee heard lengthy testimony on the issue of whether or not to eliminate Indiana’s handgun license requirement.

The interim study committee covered topics including diabetes, health workforce shortages and prescription drug monitoring.