To some, it seemed like the 2023 session of the Indiana General Assembly marked a turning point for marijuana-related legislation. That didn’t prove to be the case.
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A ruling that was 15 years in the making has now sparked passionate discourse in the Indiana Statehouse as changes to wetlands occur.
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Under HB 1310, a permanency plan must include at least one intended permanent arrangement other than reunification. That’s a process known as “concurrent planning,” or pursuing two reunification plans at once.
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The dispute over judicial elections versus merit selection in Indiana’s most populous — and diverse — counties isn’t new, but it is ongoing. Right now, the debate seems to be centered on Lake County.
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A bill that would create dozens of new federal judgeships across the country received final approval in Congress on Thursday morning, setting up a likely veto from President Joe Biden even as his administration pushes to confirm his final nominees to fill existing judicial vacancies.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would require individuals registering to vote to provide proof of citizenship to participate in federal elections.
NCAA athletes are now eligible to play immediately no matter how many times they transfer—as long as they meet academic requirements—after the Indianapolis-based. association fast-tracked legislation to fall in line with a recent court order.
As Indiana’s new technical education overhaul rolls out for highschoolers across the state, will work-based learning take hold, as intended, and transform how younger Hoosiers get job-ready?
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a whopping 75 bills into law on Wednesday, including a heavily debated proposal that conservative proponents hope will spur “intellectual diversity” in publicly funded college classrooms.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Tuesday called on Gov. Eric Holcomb to veto a bill—which he dubbed a “toothless mess”—that defines and bans antisemitism within the state’s public education system.
Holders of four statewide offices will soon be eligible to carry handguns in the Statehouse and the broader state capitol complex property.
Senate Democrats maintained fierce opposition on Tuesday to legislation loosening Indiana’s child labor laws, while their Republican colleagues took the opportunity to shore up their conservative credentials.
Another round of deadlines looms over numerous bills still in limbo at the Indiana Statehouse.
A major change to a bill that would define and ban antisemitism at Indiana’s public education institutions led to a reversal of support and opposition among those who testified on the proposal at the Statehouse on Wednesday.
Legislators in Indiana advanced a bill Wednesday that would limit tenure at public colleges and universities, joining conservative lawmakers across the country.
The Senate Elections Committee on Monday added an amendment to a bill that could block some Hoosiers from running for state attorney general.
Faculty from higher education institutions descended on the Statehouse to speak out against a contentious bill that would increase lawmaker oversight of state colleges and universities. and push speech in the classroom toward “intellectual diversity.”
Indiana’s struggles with voter registration and turnout are nothing new.
In the four decades since Chevron was decided, it has been cited in more than 18,000 cases. Today, however, the future of the “Chevron deference” is uncertain.
Two cases currently pending before the United States Supreme Court have the potential to change the face of administrative law at the federal and, perhaps, state level by eliminating or significantly curtailing Chevron deference.
The Senate early Tuesday passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, pushing ahead after months of difficult negotiations and amid growing political divisions in the Republican Party over the role of the United States abroad.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the first bill to hit his desk in the 2024 legislative session: one further eroding wetlands protections by redefining certain, protected wetlands to a less regulated class.
In between racing to shepherd hundreds of proposals through the legislative process ahead of bill-killing deadlines, lawmakers found time to hear hours of testimony on numerous controversial or novel ideas never intended to advance.
Republican state lawmakers quietly fast-tracked a contentious bill that will further strip protections on some Indiana wetlands. It’s the first piece of legislation to head to the governor’s desk this session.