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Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, top, opens the second day of hearings in the Indiana Senate Rules Committee as they take testimony on a Republican proposal to ban nearly all abortions in the state at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, July 26, 2022.

Push to tighten abortion ban bill fails in Indiana Senate

July 29, 2022 at 9:59 a.m.

Indiana's Republican-dominated Senate rejected a push by conservative lawmakers Thursday night to strip exceptions for rape and incest victims in a proposal that would ban most abortions in the state. The...

Judge questions reasons for Indiana abortion procedure ban

June 3, 2019 at 4:18 p.m.

A federal judge grilled an attorney for the state of Indiana on Monday over whether the Legislature had legitimate reasons for approving a law that would largely ban a second-trimester...

Indiana state schools Superintendent Jennifer McCormick speaks about school security issues during a news conference Monday, May 13, 2019, at her Statehouse office in Indianapolis.

Indiana schools chief worries safety grants boost inadequate

May 13, 2019 at 5:01 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's state schools superintendent says she's worried a $5 million a year increase in available school safety grants won't go far enough. Superintendent Jennifer McCormick said Monday the...

Court blocks deal banning Indiana sheriff’s ICE cooperation

May 10, 2019 at 3:07 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — A federal appeals court tossed out an agreement under which the sheriff's department in Indianapolis stopped detaining people based solely on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requests. The...

Indiana sports betting, new casinos won’t mean windfall

October 8, 2022 at 12:54 p.m.

A top Indiana budget writer doesn't expect much of a state tax revenue boost if legislators approve proposals to legalize sports betting and allow new casinos in Gary and Terre...

Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick.

Indiana House backs moving up appointment of schools chief

May 13, 2019 at 6:36 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — The current state schools superintendent would be the last one selected by voters under a bill approved Thursday by the Indiana House. House members voted 70-29 largely along...

State Rep. Mara Candelaria Reardon, D-Munster, during the first day of the Indiana General Assembly 2019 session in Indianapolis, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019.

Munster state legislator who accused Indiana attorney general of groping proposes commission that could oust him

May 13, 2019 at 6:32 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana legislator who says she was groped at a bar by state Attorney General Curtis Hill wants to make it easier to remove some state officeholders from...

House Speaker Brian C. Bosma, R-Indianapolis, adjourns the first day of the Indiana General Assembly 2019 session in Indianapolis, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019.

Republicans pushing target for Indiana schools spending

May 13, 2019 at 6:30 a.m.

Republican legislators want to push Indiana school districts toward spending a higher percentage of their state funding on teachers and other classroom costs. House GOP leaders announced Monday they will...

State Rep. Chris Chyung, D-Dyer, listens during organization day at the Statehouse, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, in Indianapolis.

Indiana Senate’s 1st new leader in 12 years showing caution

May 13, 2019 at 6:15 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate's first new leader in a dozen years doesn't seem set on rocking the boat inside the Statehouse. Members of the Republican-dominated Senate elected Sen. Rodric...

Hamilton County Prosecutor Lee Buckingham, from left, leads others including Noblesville West Middle School teacher Jason Seaman to the courtroom to attend the initial hearing Monday for the accused school shooter, at Hamilton County Government and Judicial Center.

Boy in Indiana school shooting hears charges, denial entered

May 13, 2019 at 5:22 a.m.

A 13-year-old boy showed no emotion and said little on Monday as a juvenile court judge read the attempted murder and other charges he faces for a shooting inside a...

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