Indiana lawmakers return for possibly contentious session
The General Assembly could be an intense 10 weeks dominated by pet issues, social issues, and an effort to repeal Indiana’s prohibition-era ban on retail Sunday alcohol sales.
The General Assembly could be an intense 10 weeks dominated by pet issues, social issues, and an effort to repeal Indiana’s prohibition-era ban on retail Sunday alcohol sales.
Indiana's Republican supermajorities are returning to the Statehouse without a major legislative goal to accomplish—a reality that may leave a vacuum that some plan to fill with divisive debates that GOP leaders have in the past sought to contain.
Gov. Eric Holcomb’s Next Level Trust Fund, which designates $250 million for venture capital, also made our list.
The announcement Thursday comes in the wake of a scathing resignation letter from Gov. Eric Holcomb’s outgoing Department of Child Services director.
Environmentalists criticized the legislation, known as Senate Bill 309, saying it would remove incentives for those who might want to invest in solar energy.
Creating and funding the Next Level Fund was part of Holcomb’s larger legislative agenda.
The number of children placed in foster care because their addict parents can't care for them has surged across the nation. But the problem is particularly acute in a handful of states, including Indiana.
James Atterholt, appointed chairman of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission in February, will step down next month, saying his wife has been offered a job transfer to Florida.
Mary Beth Bonaventura, who's stepping down after five years as director of the Department of Child Services, warned in her resignation letter to Gov. Eric Holcomb that a continuation of his administration's policies will "all but ensure children will die."
Since taking office nearly a year ago, Holcomb has ducked substantive policy questions about everything from abortion and gun rights legislation, to federal health care policy or whether Indiana convenience stores should be able to sell cold beer.
Bankruptcies GEOL LLC, 425 E. Washington St., Shelbyville, 46176, chapter 7 liquidation, liabilities: $273,120; assets: $277,881. In Recognition Kerwin Olson & Jennifer Washburn, respectively, the executive director and legal counsel for Citizens Action Coalition, as well as Youth Power Indiana have both been honored with Mal Atherton Awards for Climate Advocacy by the Hoosier Environmental […]
Unless the General Assembly acts soon, CBD oil will no longer be available to Hoosiers who suffer from epilepsy, PTSD and addiction to opioids.
Workforce has been a signature focus during Gov. Eric Holcomb’s first year in office, and it will continue to be a priority going into 2018.
the controversy over the Yellowwood Back Country Area in Brown County raises an interesting question: Should conflicts over public land be resolved through a political or market process?
Holcomb on Wednesday announced he signed an order providing up to four weeks of paid leave for parents after the birth of a newborn or adoption. The policy was part of Holcomb’s 2018 agenda.
This will be the first time Indianapolis has hosted the event since 1985. It will be held at the 18,165-seat Bankers Life Fieldhouse, not at Lucas Oil Stadium, which seats more than 70,000, an option officials involved with the bid also considered.
Gov. Eric Holcomb is seeking to create a multi-agency working group to develop strategies to manage the state's water resources and infrastructure.
The governor called the performance of one of the biggest online schools, Indiana Virtual, “unsatisfactory.” It has received more than $20 million in state funding while graduating about 61 students.
The university said the effort is a response to Gov. Eric Holcomb's call for teaching computer science to more primary school students.
A fight over whether Indiana should legalize medical marijuana seems all but inevitable now.