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Sen. Linda Rogers speaks on SB1 in the senate chamber at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.

Indiana lawmakers aim to adjourn their session early. Here’s what's at stake in the final week

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.

According to the Indiana Department of Education, more than 40 school corporations are planning to start the new school year with remote instruction only.

Indiana Lawmaker Says Schools Could Face Cuts If Offering Only Online Instruction

Sen. President Pro Tempore Rod Bray (R-Martinsville) sent a letter to school leaders Thursday, saying they could risk up to 15 percent of their state funding if they do not offer in-person classes this fall.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun talks about his push to root out fraud and cut costs in an interview at his Statehouse office on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.

Indiana governor launches group to root out fraud, abuse in federal social safety net programs

Indiana leaders will give “extra” scrutiny to Medicaid and other federally funded, state-administered social services programs as part of a new entity focused on fraud, waste and abuse.

This photo provided by North Slope Borough shows an aerial view of a shallow lake where a helicopter crashed on Alaska's North Slope near Utqiagvik, Alaska, Thursday, July 20, 2023. Alaska search and rescue divers recovered the bodies of a helicopter pilot and three state scientists, Sunday, July 23, from the sunken wreckage of their aircraft, which went down several days earlier in a shallow lake on the remote North Slope, authorities said.

Bodies of 4 killed in Alaska helicopter crash, including Indiana scientists, are recovered from lake

Authorities in Alaska say search and rescue divers have recovered the bodies of a helicopter pilot and three state scientists whose aircraft went down in a shallow lake last week. The three were on assignment with the Division of Geological and Geophysical Survey, part of the state's natural resources department.

Storms packing high winds buffet Indiana, Illinois, cutting power to more than 400,000 customers

Strong storms packing winds gusting as high as 70 mph have buffeted Indiana and Illinois, cutting power to more than 400,000 customers at times.

Monroe County Community Schools was one of eight districts seeking a property-tax referendum on ballots in the midterm election.

Indiana voters reject 4 of 8 school referendums for property tax increases

Four Indiana school districts won voter support for property-tax levies to provide operational funds to boost teacher pay, retain staff and maintain academic programs.

At the end of the ACLU's Rally To Protect Trans Youth on Saturday, April 1, a protester left a sign reading "Stop trying to erase me" with a transgender pride flag next to the elevators inside the Indiana Statehouse.

Indiana's slate of anti-LGBTQ+ bills part of national fight over 2020 Supreme Court decision

Indiana lawmakers filed nearly two dozen anti-LGBTQ+ bills during this years legislative session, up from a peak of seven over previous years. The explosion in bills targeting LGBTQ+ Hoosiers is part of a national trend, in which state legislatures across the country proposed more than 500 bills in 2023.

The director of the Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center at Indiana University said state lawmakers couldn't put money into the fund due budget constraints. The center has until its next renewal in 2029 to show the state is investing in research.

Indiana cancer center needs state support. Lawmakers established fund but didn't contribute money

Indiana's only comprehensive cancer center could lose its National Cancer Institute designation if the state doesn't invest in cancer research. A new state law establishes a cancer research fund — but Indiana hasn't dedicated any money to it.

Photo provided by the Rush County Sheriff’s Department shows Patrick Scott. Scott, suspected in the June disappearance of a 17-year-old neighbor has been charged with murder, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, after human remains were found buried in a pit on his central Indiana property.

Indiana coroner identifies remains of teen girl found buried on land of man charged in her death

An Indiana coroner has identified the remains of a 17-year-old girl who vanished in June and whose body was found this week in a box buried on land owned by a man now charged in her slaying.

Charter schools part of the Phalen Leadership Academies network in Marion and Lake counties will begin receiving local property-tax funds in 2025 under a new Indiana law.

Indiana charter schools win a cut of local tax money after years of lobbying

Charter schools have largely missed out on the property tax revenue that public school districts receive.

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