Black Democratic lawmakers were booed and heckled last week by some Republicans after raising concerns about what they saw as discrimination in a piece of legislation.

Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers) said his chamber needs to take steps forward after the "step backward" last week that culminated with lawmakers having to be physically separated from each other.

Republican House Speaker Todd Huston of Fishers has tested positive for COVID-19 and has had mild symptoms of the respiratory disease, his office said Thursday.

Republican Todd Huston's seat is among those being targeted by Democrats as they look to break the two-thirds supermajority Indiana House Republicans have had for the past eight years.

The move comes after Lucas drew fire this week for the most recent incident in which he posted on social media a meme decried as racist.

Huston replaces Rep. Brian Bosma (R-Indianapolis), the longest-serving Speaker in state history.

Rep. Todd Huston (R-Fishers) will be the next speaker of the Indiana House. He will serve alongside retiring Speaker Brian Bosma (R-Indianapolis) in the 2020 session as speaker-elect, learning on the job before Bosma retires.

An alteration in committee would reduce guaranteed money paid to counties across the state each year that comes from gaming revenues.