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Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is pictured. (Photo courtesy of Micah Beckwith for Indiana)

Backlash erupts after Indiana Lt. Gov. calls 3/5 Compromise ‘a great move’

April 29, 2025 at 4:33 p.m.

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is facing backlash for sharing a debunked conservative argument that the Three-Fifths Compromise was a step toward ending slavery in response discussion surrounding a bill...

The Indiana State Capitol in Indianapolis on Jan. 4, 2022. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)

Consent added into sex education bill, anti-DEI bill pass in final days of Indiana legislative session

April 28, 2025 at 3:36 p.m.

In the final two days of the session, the Indiana legislature approved changes to a sex education bill and passed an anti-DEI bill.

The Indiana Statehouse appears on May 5, 2017, in Indianapolis. (Michael Conroy/AP)

Northwest Indiana communities brace for property tax relief impact

April 26, 2025 at 3:11 p.m.

With Indiana’s property tax bill signed into law, Northwest Indiana municipalities will lose millions of dollars for services.

The Indiana Statehouse, as seen on January 4, 2021. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)

Indiana passes $44 billion budget in final vote of 2025 session

April 25, 2025 at 12:52 p.m.

Indiana’s $44 billion two-year budget was approved late Thursday night by both chambers of the legislature as Democrats voiced their frustration with multiple last-minute additions, including giving the governor power...

Indiana updated budget proposal includes $2 increase to cigarette tax

April 24, 2025 at 4:34 p.m.

Republican leaders in the Senate and House and Gov. Mike Braun reached a decision on a final budget, which includes raising the cigarette tax by $2 a pack to help...

Janna Pursell, of Valparaiso, in the black sweater, waits in line during the lunch hour on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, with her husband, daughter, and two grandchildren for the first day of early voting in the basement of the Porter County Administration Building. (Shelley Jones/for Post-Tribune)

Partisan school board bill passes out of Indiana Senate, heads to Gov. Mike Braun’s desk

April 24, 2025 at 1:57 p.m.

The partisan school board bill passed the Senate by one vote and heads to Gov. Mike Braun’s desk.

Partisan school board concurrence filed, advances for final Senate consideration

April 22, 2025 at 4:09 p.m.

The partisan school board bill overcame an obstacle Tuesday as the Senate motion to dissent from the bill was taken away and a motion to concur put in its place.

Partisan school board bill undergoes changes in conference committee

April 21, 2025 at 4:03 p.m.

The partisan school board bill will likely undergo some changes, but language allowing candidates to declare a political party will remain in the bill, following a Monday conference committee hearing...

‘Sin tax’ looms over Indiana budget as legislators face shortfall of more than $2 billion

April 21, 2025 at 2:54 p.m.

Increasing “sin taxes” loomed over the Indiana budget as it was discussed in conference committee Monday.

Lawmakers meet inside the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis in 2023. (Arleigh Rodgers/AP)

Indiana Senate gives Medicaid bill final approval

April 18, 2025 at 2:59 p.m.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun will receive the Senate Medicaid bill in the coming days as the Senate gave final approval to the bill Thursday.

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