Indiana Senate committee pushes redistricting bill forward though future still unknown
The Senate Elections Committee approved the measure, and the bill now heads to the full Senate for a vote expected Thursday.
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As Indiana Senate begins redistricting turn, some Republicans keep mum
About a quarter of Indiana Republican senators have not yet said how they’ll vote on a sweeping partisan redraw of the state’s congressional maps, teeing up an uncertain week for the proposal’s future.
Indiana House approves redistricting bill, sending issue to state Senate
Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray has repeatedly declared too few senators are in support for redistricting to pass, but pressure from President Donald Trump and others continues to build.
Indiana House GOP soundly defeats Democrat amendments to redistricting bill
House Bill 1032 would disassemble the state’s two Democratic-held congressional districts in an attempt to allow Republicans to win all nine of Indiana’s U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterm elections — as sought by President Donald Trump.
Republican senator against Indiana redistricting not seeking reelection
State Sen. Kyle Walker announced his redistricting opposition last month despite his close ties with a leader of a pro-redistricting group.
Three years after injunction, religious freedom lawsuit against Indiana abortion ban nears decision
A Marion Superior Court judge heard final arguments Tuesday over whether the abortion law violates the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Indiana’s long redistricting debate complicates congressional runs
The months-long political drama over possible Indiana congressional redistricting has snarled up campaign plans for some Hoosiers with U.S. House ambitions.
Indiana unveils multi-year rural health plan in newly released federal application
The plan is described as a “collaborative effort” to be jointly led by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration and the Indiana Department of Health.
Indiana lawmakers will return to Statehouse for redistricting proposal after all
Minutes after the Indiana House confirmed it will return to the Statehouse next week to redistrict, Senate Republicans reversed course and will show up Dec. 8 to “make a final decision on any redistricting proposal sent from the House.”
Indiana pension system launches database to help Hoosiers nab unclaimed retirement benefits
More than 6,000 members of the Indiana Public Retirement System have collectively left behind millions of dollars in benefits.
Former Sheriff Jamey Noel inches toward paying multimillion-dollar restitution orders
The funds — now sitting in court-controlled escrow accounts — have come from sweeping liquidations of Noel’s properties, classic cars, firearms and various luxury items.
State study on municipal election timing, vote center mandate released
Municipal elections cost Indiana significantly more per vote than midterm and presidential contests, according to a new state study.
Indiana Senate Republican reports business bomb threat
The senator is supportive of a controversial proposal to redistrict Indiana’s congressional boundaries — and make Indiana’s two blue districts red — ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Can Trump’s political threats swing Indiana Senate on redistricting?
The primary challenge threat from President Donald Trump and Gov. Mike Braun could be muted by the election cycle of senators who serve four-year terms.
Two more Indiana GOP senators report swatting attempts as redistricting pressure rages
“Swatting” involves hoax calls or reports to emergency services intended to trigger armed responses to someone’s home or business.
Indiana’s Legislature appears poised to make history by ignoring a governor’s special-session call
Who controls the session’s length, agenda and existence once called has been debated since Indiana’s first constitutional convention in 1816, again in 1850 and in a 2022 Indiana Supreme Court case.
Indiana National Guard heads to Washington, D.C.
About 300 Hoosier National Guard members will deploy next month to support the D.C. National Guard in a federal public safety campaign.
Redistricting rift growing among Indiana Republicans as return to Statehouse delayed—for now
Votes in the Senate and House on Tuesday set Jan. 5 as the date lawmakers will start the new legislative session—not Dec. 1, as previously planned, to discuss redrawing congressional maps.
Decertification case for Dubois County sheriff advances with April 2026 hearing plan
A state law enforcement board on Monday took its next step toward deciding whether Dubois County Sheriff Tom Kleinhelter should lose his police certification.
Indiana legislative leaders dodge discussing redistricting pressure
Gov. Mike Braun spoke Monday morning with Trump, a day after the president called out Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray for Friday’s announcement that too few Senate Republicans supported redistricting and that the Senate would not convene Dec. 1, as planned.