Three legislative staffers and a state lawmaker say Attorney General Curtis Hill groped them at a party in March. Two other women corroborate those accusations. Hill denies the accusations.

Holcomb’s predecessor, former governor Mike Pence, vetoed a similar bill in 2015.

Former governor Mike Pence vetoed such a bill two years ago

Under the bill – which received unanimous support from the committee – if a public records request takes a government agency more than two hours to search for, the agency can charge up to $20 per hour.

Tuesday's order denied a request by consumer advocates for a rehearing following an April ruling that lawmakers can ignore public record requests for email correspondence with lobbying groups and businesses.

Gov. Mike Pence Thursday vetoed a bill aimed at requiring more transparency from private university police departments. He says the legislation would have had the opposite result.

The legislation comes after ESPN filed a lawsuit claiming Notre Dame Security Police violated public records laws.

Legislation governing how police body camera videos are released to the public underwent significant changes in a Senate committee Wednesday. Now, all sides of the issue largely support the measure.

A House bill governing how police body camera videos are released to the public is not likely to pass the Senate without significant changes.

Indiana law doesn’t provide specific direction as to whether police body camera footage should be available to the public.