Speaking from the Oval Office, U.S. Sen. Jim Banks touted the inclusion of Indiana companies in a multi-billion missile shield project known as the “Golden Dome.” It is currently part of the massive reconciliation bill working its way through Congress.... Read More
Members of the Commission for Higher Education met in Hammond on Thursday to detail new laws and review the changing landscape for higher education institutions, notably slimmed-down budgets, more state oversight and shifting criteria for some scholarships. ... Read More
After buying thousands of acres in Boone County to home a contentious technology park, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. quietly listed two parcels for sale one month ago. Prices for both are less than what state taxpayers paid two years ago.... Read More
For decades, Indiana’s Community and Home Options to Institutional Care for the Elderly and Disabled program, or CHOICE, has sought to keep Hoosiers out of long-term care facilities through home modifications and services like meal delivery or transportation. ... Read More
Just one day after Gov. Mike Braun signed the state’s next two-year budget into law, the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a lawsuit to halt a provision slipped last-minute into the must-pass legislation last month. ... Read More
Last summer, hundreds of thousands of Hoosier families who qualify for food benefits and reduced-price school meals got a summertime boost: $120 per child monthly for food while schools were closed.... Read More
The Indiana Capital Chronicle and four other news entities filed a lawsuit Monday evening challenging the state’s prohibition against press witnesses for state executions. ... Read More
Do streaming services count as video service providers and should they be subject to franchise fees like traditional cable TV? Indiana Court of Appeals Judges Melissa May, Elizabeth Tavitas and Paul Felix weighed the above question in a remote hearing Tuesday.... Read More
Controversial language targeting homeless Hoosiers, regulating marijuana-like products and cracking down on illicit massage parlors perished late Thursday — even as Indiana lawmakers crammed changes to a new property tax reform package into...... Read More
Among the bills sent to Gov. Mike Braun Wednesday was a Senate Republican priority measure to increase transparency — and scrutiny — around state government contracts.... Read More
