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After the House Education committee approved legislation last week that would remove State Superintendent Glenda Ritz as chair of the State Board of Education, the Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure committee heard testimony Monday and passed a set of similar bills, 7-4.

The SALT Project's new short film packs a powerful message.

The White House says President Barack Obama will visit Indianapolis on Friday to speak about middle class economics during an appearance at Ivy Tech Community College.

The service is ending because of low ridership and rising costs.

A House committee Tuesday unanimously approved a bill creating what Speaker Brian Bosma calls the first major ethics code revision in at least 20 years.

House Bill 1358 allows companies such as banks, credit card company, service providers and other firms to seize a person's tax refund - only after paying the state $8 to see if the debtor is getting a refund check.

In many places, the reverse commute from city homes to suburban jobs is as congested as or worse than traffic going into the city. "It's just exhausting," says one reverse commuter, whose 35-mile drive to Chicago's southwest suburbs can take up to two hours depending on traffic. In cities where reverse commutes are common, transit agencies are trying to help.

The bill is a follow up to a sentencing reform law that puts lower level felons in community-based programs instead of sending them to prison. But that law included no funding to boost those programs.

The owners of a Kentucky cavern say they've made the world's largest indoor bike park, with 320,000 square feet of riding. It just happens to be 100 feet below the surface.

The two chambers already work together to host events and tackle legislative priorities.