Indiana General Assembly

Some traditional public school districts would be required to share referendum tax dollars with local charter schools under a controversial measure approved by lawmakers this week. After two days of heated debate, the bill was narrowly approved by Senate Republicans last week.

House Republicans advance their budget proposal. A controversial immigration bill quickly clears the House chamber. And a ban on transgender women competing in college sports heads to the Senate.

Indiana lawmakers want to address rising Medicaid costs in the state budget by overhauling the state’s Medicaid expansion program.

A Senate committee overhauls the property tax reform bill. A Medicaid reform bill advances to the full Senate. And a House committee approves a bill expanding access to birth control — but leaves several common forms out.

Lawmakers will be at the Indiana Statehouse this week as the 124th General Assembly reconvenes. During this longer session year, legislators will work to balance the state’s biennial budget.

Girls in Indiana are graduating high school at a higher rate than previous years but are struggling more with bullying and mental health, according to a new statewide report.

From the U.S. House to county council, here are the results from Clark and Floyd counties' primary elections.

The Biden administration announced this week it’s moving to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug. That move could put more pressure on the Indiana General Assembly to take some steps toward cannabis legalization.

A bill to eliminate the statute of limitations for some sex crimes died in the General Assembly this past session. But it may still have a future in the legislature.

A veterinary tranquilizer being used as a cutting agent in other controlled substances has been linked to a higher risk of overdose. Legislation signed into law in March created criminal penalties for the possession and dealing of xylazine. Some advocates said people who need to be connected to treatment might face incarceration instead.