GOP legislator resigning year after costly re-election win
A Republican state legislator is resigning his seat a year after winning a re-election campaign that cost nearly $500,000.
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Pence says he hasn’t reviewed GOP bill on LGBT rights
Republican Gov. Mike Pence says he has not reviewed a GOP proposal to address LGBT rights as well as religious protections during the coming legislative session.
GOP, Democratic leaders to preview Indiana session
Leaders in Indiana's House and Senate are set to speak at a forum today where they will give a glimpse of issues on the horizon during the upcoming legislative session.
Coal ash expert to address Indiana environmental advocates
An expert on the nation's coal ash ponds will address Indiana environmental advocates during their annual gathering focusing on the state's upcoming legislative session.
New business group will promote Indiana LGBT protections
Another business group has formed to lobby for extending Indiana's civil rights protections to members of the LGBT communities.
Talks continue toward compromise med-mal reform deal
With medical errors on the rise in Indiana and many states ruling caps on malpractice damages unconstitutional, plaintiff and defense lawyers and state officials continued to negotiate behind the scenes toward compromise legislation that could increase Indiana’s $1.25 million cap on medical malpractice awards.
Legislative panel endorses denying rapists parental rights
Some Indiana legislators are backing a change in state law aimed at denying parental rights to rapists if the assault results in a pregnancy.
Expanding smoking ban would hurt casinos, study committee chair says
In a brief hearing Thursday, members of the Interim Study Committee on Public Policy voted to leave the state’s smoking ban alone.
Steele: Deal close on medical malpractice reform bill
Plaintiff and defense lawyers and state officials are close to an agreement on legislation to reform Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act, a key state senator said Tuesday.
Study panel recommends opening adoption records
A legislative study committee Tuesday recommended opening records to thousands of Hoosiers born before 1994 who cannot access their own birth certificates.
Officials, groups push for hate crime law in Indiana
At least two Indianapolis-based officials and two organizations are calling upon state lawmakers to establish a hate crime law.
Study panel to hear proposal to open adoption records
Whether some 350,000 adopted people born between 1941 and 1993 should be allowed access to their birth certificates – and knowledge of who their biological parents are – will be considered Tuesday by a legislative study panel.
Lawmakers may spoil fantasy sports party
The biggest showdown looming for fantasy football goliaths DraftKings and FanDuel has nothing to do with which one can nab the biggest share of the exploding daily fantasy sports market. Instead, state and federal lawmakers are taking a serious look at the legality of their services – a move that could put them out of business in Indiana and other states.
Lines being drawn for Indiana’s next fight over LGBT rights
Months after a divisive religious objections law thrust Indiana into an unwanted national spotlight, gay rights supporters and religious conservatives are preparing for another potentially bitter debate – this time over enshrining LGBT protections into state law.
Drug statutes not vague, but justices dismiss ‘spice’ charges
Two men who challenged their criminal charges for possessing chemical compound XLR11 had their charges dismissed by the Indiana Supreme Court Wednesday, but not because the statutes relating to the drug are unconstitutional as they had argued.
Indiana’s high court takes up lawmaker email case
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear an appeal involving a lawsuit seeking a lawmaker's emails and other correspondence with utility company officials over solar power legislation he sponsored.
Smoking law under review in Legislature
The legislative Interim Study Committee on Public Policy will review the state’s smoking policy, including a look at e-cigarettes and an increase in the cigarette tax, at its first meeting Oct. 6.
The waiting game delays medical malpractice claims going to court
Lawmakers recently received conflicting diagnoses for review panels that evaluate medical malpractice claims. Some see them as broken, while others say they represent an ideal system that just needs some TLC.
Statehouse services set for longtime state Rep. Crawford
Longtime Indiana state Rep. William Crawford will lie in state in the Indiana Statehouse Rotunda ahead of his funeral this week.
LGBT rights supporters begin campaign seeking civil rights
The anti-discrimination group Freedom Indiana launched a campaign Wednesday pushing for a new law giving equal rights and protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people statewide.