Indiana lawmakers still working out logistics of special session, won’t meet Nov. 3
Legislators have up to 40 calendar days to conduct business in a special session.
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Beyond redistricting: Indiana’s special session to tackle tax update, too
Gov. Mike Braun has asked legislators to bring the state’s tax code in line with recent, major federal changes — warning of “discrepancies” between Indiana and federal law that could complicate 2025 tax filings.
Despite Braun move, Indiana Senate leader’s office says ‘votes still aren’t there for redistricting’
Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray maintains that there still isn’t enough support in his chamber for redistricting.
Braun set to call lawmakers back to Statehouse for redistricting vote
Currently, seven of Indiana’s nine districts are represented by Republicans. Advocates of redistricting say that new maps could give the GOP a strong shot at all nine seats.
Indiana’s Illinois absorption commission holds first meeting
The panel discussed a longshot effort to have Indiana absorb several — maybe dozens — of Illinois counties.
Legislative caucus condemns early redistricting campaign for ‘diluting Black voting power’
The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus on Monday decried the likely harms of early redistricting on the state’s Black and other non-white voters.
Trump’s border czar visits Indiana, backs stymied state immigration bill
House Bill 1531 would have required all levels of Hoosier government to comply with federal detainer requests. ICE often asks local police and others to keep some detainees behind bars for 48 hours longer so it can take them into custody.
‘Harder to keep teachers’: Indiana fiscal policy panel weighs salary gaps, educator shortage
New data shows that while Indiana teacher pay has climbed in recent years, Hoosier educators still earn less than peers in neighboring states — a gap union leaders and some legislators say threatens teacher retention and classroom success.
Pharmacists press lawmakers to drop ‘out of date’ law test from licensing requirements
An often-outdated pharmacy law test is “absolutely” making Indiana lose would-be pharmacists — and it shouldn’t be a licensing requirement, medical professionals told lawmakers Thursday.
Indiana lawmakers revisit ‘cable pollution’ complaints as locals press for state oversight
Indiana lawmakers on Wednesday revisited an increasingly visible problem hanging over — and sometimes buried beneath — Hoosier communities: dormant, abandoned and low-hanging utility lines left behind by telecommunications companies.
VP Vance to visit Indiana Friday to meet with Senate GOP amid redistricting standoff
Vice President JD Vance is slated to return to the Hoosier State on Friday to meet with Indiana’s Senate Republican caucus as redistricting deliberations appear to be at an impasse.
Michigan City representative retires from public service
Democratic Michigan City Rep. Pat Boy will not be returning for the 2026 legislative session, leaving the office after seven years. Her last day will be Friday, Oct. 17.
Indiana courts committee concludes without recommendations on medical debt
State Sen. Liz Brown, the committee’s chair, said the panel was still waiting on additional information from hospitals and couldn’t finalize suggestions ahead of the 2026 legislative session.
Indiana agencies cut staff, contracts as mandatory spending plans roll in
A grim May revenue forecast prompted lawmakers to cut most agency appropriations by 5% in the latest budget — and authorized the State Budget Agency to withhold another 5%.
Medicaid work requirements delayed until 2027 following federal action
Other parts of Indiana’s HIP 3.0 proposal are still under consideration, including an expansion on provider taxes, cost-sharing requirements and wellness incentives.
Indiana governor floats November special session on redistricting
Gov. Mike Braun said state legislators probably will come around to the idea of mid-decade redistricting. “I think eventually we’ll get there,” he added.
State lawmakers are hopeful their proactive measures will keep ‘swatting’ at bay
Although Indiana has not been the target of high-profile false reports to police in recent years, the implementation of new, heavy-hitting regulations is intended to make sure it stays that way.
Hoosiers voice concerns over potential election law changes at Indianapolis hearing
The meeting — the second in a series hosted by Secretary of State Diego Morales — was intended to give Hoosiers a chance to comment on proposals to shift municipal elections to even-numbered years and to expand the use of vote centers statewide.
State Sen. Mike Bohacek accepts plea deal in DUI case
Bohacek admitted to operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent of .15 or more
GOP legislative leaders break redistricting silence but don’t take a position
Voting rights advocates delivered two thick stacks of signatures opposing mid-cycle redistricting to the leaders’ Statehouse offices.