Republican state Sen. Travis Holdman of Markle says he'll introduce a bill in the 2019 legislative session that would allow schools to seek school-safety referendums that would work the same as operating referendums.

Earlier this month, state Sen. Travis Holdman (R-Markle) announced plans to file legislation that would add another funding option for schools: school safety referenda on local ballots.

New legislation would expand last year's law that legalized the devices meant to serve as a more anonymous way for someone to leave an unwanted newborn.

Senate Republican Leader David Long says LGBT rights are an inevitability in Indiana and plans to debate the issue again next year.

The sponsor of the Indiana Senate's bill to extend anti-discrimination protections to lesbian, gay and bisexual people is pulling the proposal from consideration, dealing a serious blow to efforts to pass legislation this year.

A Republican state senator who previously proposed granting Indiana civil rights protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people has unveiled a new bill that would leave transgender rights out of the equation.