Felonies, fines for improper CDLs advance to Indiana governor’s desk
The bill also creates new penalties of up to $50,000 for training schools that certify drivers without proper credentials.
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Bill targeting low-earning college degrees clears Indiana Legislature
Senate Bill 199 directs the Indiana Commission for Higher Education to review programs whose graduates earn median wages below the average earnings of a high school graduate in Indiana.
Lawmakers finalize Indiana oversight plan for compounded drugs, medical spas
The chamber’s final 43-6 vote on Senate Bill 282 followed weeks of negotiations between lawmakers and competing corners of the health care industry.
Indiana Senate sends ‘bell-to-bell’ school cellphone ban to governor
Restrictions apply to common student devices, which schools must either prohibit entirely or require students to keep powered off and inaccessible during the school day.
Indiana House sends environmental deregulation, public camping bills back to Senate
A narrowly divided vote to roll back portions of Indiana’s environmental code anchored a deadline-day push Tuesday as the Indiana House advanced a slate of bills and set up end-of-session negotiations across the rotunda.
Indiana Senate adds English-language CDL testing, immigration checks to trucking bill
A push from Gov. Mike Braun and Republican lawmakers to tighten oversight of commercial truck drivers advanced in the Indiana Senate on Monday.
Indiana House backs bill with stricter verification for SNAP, Medicaid eligibility
Democrats argued that new rules could push eligible Hoosiers out of coverage.
Indiana housing overhaul bill advances by one vote as senators warn of ‘one-size-fits-all’ risks
Supporters say state action is needed to boost housing supply, but critics question whether the bill will actually lower costs.
Indiana House OKs youth social media bill, college degree cuts
The measure directs state officials to scrutinize and potentially eliminate certain low-wage college degree programs offered at Indiana’s public institutions.
‘We don’t see the savings’: Indiana Medicaid restructuring bill draws pushback
Although supporters of the effort promised more than $100 million in annual savings, opponents — including Indiana’s top Medicaid official — warned the proposal could undermine care coordination efforts just weeks after other key reforms launched.
‘Losing the fight’: Parents urge action as Indiana House revisits youth social media restrictions
After hours of emotional testimony from frustrated parents and school leaders, an Indiana House committee is weighing whether to revive youth social media restrictions inside a wide-ranging education agency bill.
More Indiana college degree programs in jeopardy
Indiana lawmakers on Monday revisited a controversial provision in Senate Bill 199 that would require state officials to scrutinize and potentially eliminate certain low-wage college degree programs offered at Indiana’s public institutions.
Firing squad, Ten Commandments bills among proposals to falter at mid-session cutoff
More than 450 House and Senate measures failed to advance by Monday’s deadline — but lawmakers could still revive language before adjournment.
Indiana House pushes major boards consolidation, lawsuit limits to Senate
Opponents of two separate measures raised concerns over cultural commissions and insurer-friendly lawsuit changes.
Immigration enforcement bill clears Indiana Senate amid national ICE controversy
The vote comes as immigration enforcement—particularly actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE—has sparked protests, clashes with law enforcement and heightened political tensions in several states, especially in Minnesota.
Indiana pharmacist charged in ‘astronomical’ drug theft case still holds ‘free and clear’ license
Regulators on the Indiana Board of Pharmacy say they’re “frustrated” but cite procedural constraints amid ongoing investigations.
Indiana Senate advances bell-to-bell school cellphone limits despite bipartisan concerns
Under current state law, students are prohibited from using phones during instructional time, but they can use them during lunch and passing periods.
Senate votes to make pork tenderloin official state sandwich
Senate Bill 21 passed the chamber 37-11 and now heads to the Indiana House.
From cellphones to STEM: Education issues to watch in Indiana’s 2026 session
Multiple education bills have already moved, and one—a cellphone crackdown proposal—was heard in the Senate education committee in early December.
The last holdout: Why Vernon is Indiana’s only town still governed by an 1851 charter
The charter serves as a local constitution, spelling out everything from elections and offices to fines, taxes and the powers of town leaders.