John Sittler - TheStatehouseFile.com

The primary will be the first in a dozen years that the primary ticket won't be led by a statewide office. There is no race for governor or U.S. Senate on the ballot this year and the candidates for other statewide offices - auditor and treasurer - will be chosen at party conventions.

A bill passed Monday in the House would require high school football coaches to pay to take a concussion education course that some say is currently offered for free online.

Gov. Mike Pence honored Olympic ski slopestyle bronze medalist Nick Goepper as a "distinguished Hoosier" Monday at the Statehouse.

The Lifeline Law that gives immunity to intoxicated minors who call 911 could be expanded under a bill that unanimously passed the House. The bill was amended in the House to create a commission a study to examine the growing problem of sexual assault of minors.

The Indiana Senate shot down two proposed amendments to the pre-K education bill Monday, before finally accepting an amendment to add another member to the study commission.

Local governments would be able to use revenue to provide support - including constructing roads and buildings - for a base's promotion or growth.

The Indiana General Assembly passed a bill Monday that aims to promote produce and meat grown in Indiana.

Gov. Mike Pence told a Senate committee Wednesday that he is determined to create a state-funded preschool program for the state's lowest-income families.

A Senate committee on Monday passed the proposed amendment to ban same-sex marriage in Indiana - without re-instating the controversial second sentence.

The House Elections Committee passed the amendment 9-3 after more than four hours of testimony and debate. It came one day after the Republican leader moved the measure to the committee to try to ensure its passage.