Isabella Volmert - Associated Press

Indiana U.S. Rep. Jim Baird is expected to make a full recovery after his vehicle was struck in a car accident that hospitalized him.

Authorities say Indiana Republican U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz has been charged with bringing a firearm through airport security. Airport officials said Monday she was charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor. Spartz's office says she was traveling to Europe and mistakenly carried an unloaded handgun in the pocket of her suitcase while going through security at Washington Dulles International Airport. Spartz is a staunch Second Amendment Republican representing central Indiana. She won her primary in May after saying last year that she would retire from congress. The charge carries up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine if convicted.

Rep. Julie McGuire, endorsed by Sen. Mike Braun faces an unconventional challenge from Christian pastor Micah Beckwith, who has been campaigning for the position for a year and is known for his ultra-conservative views on abortion, gender and sexuality. Nobody in recent memory has run against the governor's choice for running mate.

An Ohio-based Christian nonprofit that organizes off-campus Bible classes for public school students has taken off in Indiana since the state passed legislation forcing school districts to comply.

The results of some primary elections in Indiana could determine the outcome of the general election in a deep red state where Republicans hold a supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature and GOP politicians lead many top offices. The primaries will be held May 7.

Indiana lawmakers are making good on their promise to keep this year’s legislative session short, with leaders saying they plan to wrap by the end of this week.

Five Republican candidates in Indiana are trying to stand out before an unusually crowded gubernatorial primary in May.

The session beginning Jan. 8 must adjourn by March 14 and will be closed to items with a fiscal impact.

Indiana agencies say previous estimates of Medicaid expenses fell nearly $1 billion short of its now-predicted need.