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As the General Assembly convened Tuesday for the 2016 legislative session, discussion of how to handle this year's A-F grades was one of the first issues addressed.

Gov. Mike Pence and state Superintendent Glenda Ritz finally agree on the best way to handle a "pause" of penalties schools would otherwise pay for poor test scores for 2014-15, and they appear poised to follow Ritz's preferred approach.

Here's how badly Indiana's schools did on the new ISTEP: Just four of 1,500 public schools that took the 2015 exam had more kids pass than the year before.

Sen. Earline Rogers, D-Gary, announced Tuesday that she would not seek another term in the Indiana Senate, following more than three decades of service to the Indiana General Assembly.

Indiana Competes, a coalition of more than 350 Indiana Businesses that support the addition of equal protections in the civil rights code, released the survey results Tuesday.

Initial estimates show that Marion County would receive $49 million, the second largest amount out of the 92 counties. Hamilton County is estimated to receive the largest amount, $56.4 million.

In April, the General Assembly allocated $84 million - taken from the Tax Amnesty program - to award $42 million each to two regions as part of their Regional Cities Initiative. But the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and Gov. Mike Pence instead chose three winners.

Gov. Mike Pence Tuesday reiterated the defense of his decision to suspend Indiana's refugee resettlement program for those fleeing Syria and, now, Iraq. But, it's unclear how much impact Pence's policy can have.

When costs for the project rose, plans for a cafe and plaza in the park were scrapped. The neighborhood association needs to raise matching funds of $200,000 dollars by the end of the year to get the plaza back into the construction plan.

Project Lead the Way is hosting Sunday's event which is free and open to the public.