Study committee takes look at Indiana immigration laws
An Indiana Senate study committee on Tuesday started its six-month-long look into the impact of costs and benefits of immigration to the state.
Andi TenBarge
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Lawmakers overhaul fantasy sports regulation bill
An amendment approved by a house panel puts the Indiana Gaming Commission in charge of regulating the games and jacks up operator licensing fees.
Pence releases legislative agenda for education, jobs, roads
On the eve of the 2016 legislative session, the governor released a list of bills that doesn’t include proposals to expand civil rights protections to people who are gay or transgender.
Pence: Indiana won’t accept Syrian refugees
Gov. Mike Pence's move, announced in the wake of Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris, won applause from fellow Indiana Republicans, but criticism from a legal scholar who said he might be overstepping his authority.
Pence signs $31 billion, two-year budget bill
The bill means $460 million more for public schools and private school vouchers, plus another $20 million in extra funding for charter schools.
Fiorina seeks traction in crowded GOP presidential field
Carly Fiorina gave a speech Monday to 900 people in Indianapolis. The former CEO of Hewlett Packard is one of more than a dozen Republicans who are running or considering a bid for the presidential nomination in 2016.
Casino bill takes another step forward in Senate
The bill allows riverboat casinos to build on their existing land footprints, creates a tax credit for existing casinos to build hotels, and gives racinos the ability to convert half of their electronic table game machines to live dealing stations.
Long, Bosma say they’ll do what’s needed to shorten ISTEP
Indiana legislative leaders said they’re prepared to ram through legislation to make the state’s ISTEP test shorter, but they won’t consider Superintendent Glenda Ritz’s proposal to pause the school grading system for one year.
Bill to revamp State Board of Education advances
Tensions continued to flare Monday as the Senate Rules Committee debated and then passed legislation to alter the composition of the Indiana State Board of Education and demote the superintendent as its chair.
State to work with Pew on economic development
The Pew Charitable Trusts has named Indiana one of seven states to participate in its 18-month initiative to discover effective business practices for economic development and remaining transparent to the public.
Bill to excuse students for state fair heads to governor
Senate Bill 114 would let students have up to five excused absences from school to participate in the Indiana State Fair.
Mass-transit supporters hopeful for compromise
Supporters of competing plans to expand mass transit in central Indiana say they’ve got differences to work out before the General Assembly wraps up March 14 but they’re confident they can find resolution.
House sends Indiana winery bill to Senate
HB 1387 would allow wineries to sell 5,000 gallons per year to retailers located within the same county as the winery or in neighboring counties.