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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The bill would establish standardized eyewitness identification procedures within law enforcement departments across Indiana.
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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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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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Several measures impacting the practice of criminal law are set to take effect this year, from better standards for police lineups to scholarships to encourage more attorneys to become public defenders or deputy prosecutors.
New requirements involve practices for holding client funds, provisions in listing agreements and qualifications for managing brokers.
Just a year after Indiana enacted its Health Care Transaction Notice Law, new changes signed into law on May 6 could significantly impact health care entities in Indiana.
Here’s a list of bills passed during the 2025 legislative session and signed into law by Republican Gov. Mike Braun.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The legislation threatens to strip the state’s largest hospital systems of their nonprofit status if their prices exceed state average prices.
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.
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.
To further close the gap, leaders also said they would reduce planned spending for public health, higher education and government agencies.
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.
Dozens of bills received final concurrence votes in the Indiana House and Senate on Wednesday and are headed to the governor.
An updated revenue forecast presented to the Budget Committee projected the state’s revenue will flatline from 2025 to 2027.