First full year under Indiana’s ban reveals 146 abortions occurred in 2024
Ninety-three of the abortions were performed due to lethal fetal anomaly; 40 were due to serious health risk or life of the mother and nine were due to rape or incest.
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Q&A with Rodric Bray: Indiana Senate’s top leader talks legal experience, decriminalizing marijuana
Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray, an attorney, said he doesn’t see himself as dictatorial, but as a consensus builder.
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State legislation would change police lineups
The bill would establish standardized eyewitness identification procedures within law enforcement departments across Indiana.
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Students want to extend ‘lifeline law’ to peers experiencing alcohol-related emergency
Teens and young adults calling for help for a friend in need of medical assistance in an alcohol-related emergency already are eligible for immunity for underage drinking crimes.
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Trump’s swift moves rattle some immigration lawyers
The Indiana General Assembly also is considering several measures that would support the new president’s efforts to shut down illegal immigration.
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Indiana crackdown on ‘predatory’ towing to take effect in July
Surveyed commercial carriers logged the most “predatory” towing incidents relative to mileage in Indiana between 2021 and 2023, according to a report by the American Transportation Research Institute.
County resistance plagues Indiana renewable push
Seventy-two of 92 counties have moratoriums or bans on renewable energy installations, according to legislative energy head Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso. Several attempts this year to intervene against blockages died, but lawmakers are starting to recognize the need for diversification.
IU alumni question board of trustees changes slipped into state budget
A letter signed by 26 former chairs of the Board of Managers for IU’s Alumni Association expressed “alarm and anger” over provisions that take away alumni power to elect some IU trustees.
Here’s what died – and got dropped in – during the final hours of the Indiana legislative session
Controversial language targeting homeless Hoosiers, regulating marijuana-like products and cracking down on illicit massage parlors perished late Thursday — even as Indiana lawmakers crammed changes to a new property tax reform package into an unrelated agency bill to end the session.
Indiana Legislature adopts tight budget with cigarette tax hike, widespread cuts
The Indiana Legislature approved a pared-down $46.2 billion state budget bill early Friday morning that will triple the state’s cigarette tax and cut funding for a wide swath of entities and programs.
Final legislative flurry includes bills on health care, absenteeism and school accountability
Thursday alone saw more than two dozen proposals sent to Gov. Mike Braun’s desk, including those dealing with education “deregulation,” pharmaceutical pricing and public retiree bonuses.
Public broadcasting support eliminated in newly passed Indiana budget
More than $7 million earmarked to support PBS and NPR affiliates across Indiana, including WFYI in Indianapolis, did not survive late changes to the state budget.
Last-minute budget addition gives Braun full control over IU board
The nine-member board serves as the governing body for the state’s largest postsecondary institution, overseeing major decisions related to policy, finances and leadership appointments.
Indiana lawmakers send hospital pricing legislation to Braun
The legislation threatens to strip the state’s largest hospital systems of their nonprofit status if their prices exceed state average prices.
Legislature eliminates courts in some counties, adds to others
The plan is not as sweeping as the one initially approved by the Indiana Senate on April 16. Still, the compromise measure would cut nine judicial posts in four counties and add 8 judicial jobs in four others.
Lawmakers slash state economic development funding by 25% in budget compromise
The new budget proposal provides more funding for operations and business-promotion support for the Indiana Economic Development Corp., but cuts five funds and programs totaling $35 million.
Braun, Legislature plan to raise cigarette, tobacco taxes to fill budget gap
To further close the gap, leaders also said they would reduce planned spending for public health, higher education and government agencies.
Last-minute change removes requirement for Indiana schools to teach consent in sex education
A Republican senator detailed changes to a contentious sex education bill on Monday, including deletion of a proposed requirement for K-12 schools to teach about consent.
Bills on immigration cooperation, IEDC limits head to governor
Dozens of bills received final concurrence votes in the Indiana House and Senate on Wednesday and are headed to the governor.
Lawmakers expect ‘tough’ budget cuts to offset $2.4B drop in projected state revenue
An updated revenue forecast presented to the Budget Committee projected the state’s revenue will flatline from 2025 to 2027.
Gov. Mike Braun signs contentious property tax relief bill
About 15 hours after the Indiana Senate approved a high-profile property tax bill, Gov. Mike Braun signed the legislation, codifying his campaign promise of providing widespread relief to Hoosier homeowners.
With after-midnight vote, Indiana Senate sends property tax bill to governor
The high-profile property tax legislation has been criticized both for not providing enough homeowner relief and for reducing revenue for local governments.
Teachers, parents call for ‘fully funded public schools’ at Indiana Statehouse rally
Hundreds of teachers, parents and students from across the state rallied to call for increased funding for public schools.
Beckwith calls on Braun to veto property tax bill: ‘NOBODY understands this thing’
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun is expected to sign the latest version of Senate Bill 1, which supporters say would provide more than $1.4 billion in property tax relief over three years. Critics of the bill say local governments will raise income taxes to make up the difference.