The Indianapolis City-County Council passed a proposal to create an investigative committee Monday night. The committee will hire an independent firm to investigate sexual harassment allegations in the Hogsett administration.

As part of an effort to reform Indianapolis’s sexual harassment policies after three women accused Mayor Joe Hogsett’s former chief of staff of harassment and grooming, proposals for new rules and an investigation are working their way through the City-County Council.

In recent weeks stories of sexual harassment and misconduct by Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogett’s former chief of staff have come to light. Former employees Lauren Roberts and Caroline Ellert talk about their experiences with Thomas Cook.

Calls for transparency and accountability are growing after recent local news investigations unveiled misconduct by Thomas Cook, Mayor Joe Hogsett's former right hand man.

Thomas Cook, a former Indianapolis chief of staff in the Hogsett administration, was the focus of sexual harassment and predatory behavior allegations from three women

A federal appeals court has ruled the women who claimed Indiana's former attorney general drunkenly groped them cannot pursue a lawsuit against the state government under federal sexual harassment laws.

Indianapolis Public Library leadership are quick to share the work they've done in dismantling systemic racism, but former and current Black employees describe an ongoing culture of racism, ableism and sexual harassment.

The House rules create a definition of sexual harassment and govern how the Ethics Committee will investigate claims.

The policy would require the House Ethics Committee - made up of three Republican and three Democratic lawmakers - to investigate any sexual harassment claims against fellow legislators.

Senate rules before now didn't define sexual harassment. The changes outline what's considered sexual harassment and how complaints will be investigated.