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Indiana is one of 25 states without strong rate caps on payday loans. This means lenders can have annual percentage rates as high as 391 percent.

The Indiana Task Force on Public Defense is touring the state to hear from attorneys, social workers, and citizens about strains on the public defense system.

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith on Friday landed himself in hot water with supporters over social media posts about Haitian asylum-seekers. Beckwith, a pastor at Life Church’s Noblesville campus, met with Haitian pastors on Thursday to talk about “faith and family.”

Proposed legislation from the Indiana House's top education lawmaker would end the state's controversial ISTEP+ exam in 2018 and pave the way for a yet-to-be determined replacement.

In an editorial published by the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette this week, State Board of Education member Andrea Neal called for Indiana to consider turning its back on more than $1 billion in federal education funds by rejecting the U.S. Department of Education's waiver from the No Child Left Behind law. Neil believes Indiana schools can be more innovative without federal requirements. She told WFYI education reporter Eric Weddle she was appointed to the state board because of her beliefs and she will continue fighting for what she this is best for students.

While the rapid transition to renewable energy may save utility customers money in the long run, it can lead to higher energy bills in the short term.

Tense exchanges between Holcomb administration officials and lawmakers. The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus touts progress. And solving jail overcrowding takes its next step. Here's what you might have missed this week at the Statehouse.

Indiana recently adjusted pay scales and gave everyone a 5 percent cost of living increase to fight constant turnover. Still, Gov. Eric Holcomb said he plans to ask lawmakers for another increase in the 2023 budget to ensure salaries remain attractive.

Indiana will now offer a remote, accessible ballot marking tool for those with print disabilities following a new settlement. This could increase ballot accessibility for voters with these types of disabilities.

Activists in southern Indiana are calling victory this week after the state threw a major hurdle at a proposed coal-to-diesel plant there.