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Holcomb: Emergency powers law is a constitutional amendment, requires vote

January 6, 2022 | Olivia Covington, Indiana Lawyer and Associated Press

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is moving forward with his bid to have the Indiana Supreme Court overturn a law allowing the Legislature to call itself into special session, arguing in a new filing that the law is akin to a constitutional amendment that must be voted on by Hoosiers.

GOP differences on Indiana tax cuts, vaccine mandate limits solidify

January 7, 2022 | Emily Ketterer

The Indiana Senate’s top Republican said tax cuts and limits on employer vaccine mandates didn’t land on his priority list because they are “controversial” and “more complicated to work through.” But that won’t stop House Republicans from pursuing them.

Editorial: Proposed tax cuts deserve a look, but with a cautious eye

January 7, 2022

Our hope is that state leaders will take the time to be strategic in determining what can be accomplished to provide the biggest boost to the state while preserving adequate reserves.

Indiana lawmakers eye returning to more prison sentences

January 8, 2022 | Associated Press

A big jump in Indiana county jail overcrowding has state lawmakers looking to partially roll back a nearly decade-old criminal sentencing overhaul.

CFP leader impressed by Indy effort, but said it’s ‘too soon’ to know if game will return

January 10, 2022 | Mickey Shuey

Indianapolis Host Committee Chairman Mark Howell said he’d like to see the city in a regular rotation of College Football Playoff National Championship games.

Turn signal bill gets green light to Indiana Senate floor

January 12, 2022 | Katie Stancombe, The Indiana Lawyer

A bill that would strip a requirement for Hoosier motorists to signal at certain distances before changing lanes or turning advanced in the Indiana Legislature on Tuesday.

Indiana House removes employer penalty from vaccine mandates bill

January 13, 2022 | Emily Ketterer

The Indiana House on Thursday removed language from a controversial employer vaccine mandates bill that would have financially punished employers for firing workers because they are unvaccinated against COVID-19.

Karen Celestino-Horseman: Legislature should swerve and avoid the collisions

January 14, 2022 | Karen Celestino-Horseman

Legislators must think teachers and administrators, like police officers, do not have enough work to do.

Will Indiana Senate Republicans cut taxes? They’re talking about it.

January 14, 2022 | Emily Ketterer

While the push for broad tax cuts has been coming primarily from Indiana House Republicans so far this legislative session, some Senate Republicans are offering more modest alternatives exclusively aimed at reducing the personal property tax businesses pay on equipment.

Community leaders form land trusts to tackle affordable housing shortage

January 14, 2022 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

A wide range of neighborhood organizations and residents think they’ve found an approach that could keep property affordable indefinitely.

Dr. Richard Feldman: Let’s be clear about who is providing health care

January 14, 2022 | Dr. Richard Feldman

Marketing and advertising materials for medical services should clearly and prominently disclose the provider’s license type (physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, chiropractor, optometrist, dentist, podiatrist, etc.).

Indiana Senate abandons contentious school curriculum bill

January 14, 2022 | Associated Press

The Indiana Senate will not consider contentious Republican-backed legislation that supporters say would have increased parental control over what their kids learn but that teachers and other critics say would have amounted to censorship.

State lawmakers propose fund aimed at attracting more major sporting events, conventions

January 17, 2022 | Mickey Shuey

The Indiana Sports Corp. would be responsible for administering a grant program to disperse the funds, with the organization giving money to groups across the state as well as using a portion of the funding for its own bidding efforts.

‘Whitewashing history’: Indiana teachers fear anti-CRT bill threatens lessons

January 18, 2022 | Aleksandra Appleton, Chalkbeat Indiana

Some teachers fear they would have to water down or eliminate lessons about important events in history if the state passes sweeping new regulations on how they may address race and racism.

U.S. regulators aiming at illegal and anticompetitive mergers

January 18, 2022 | Associated Press

The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are seeking public comment on how merger guidelines can be updated to better detect and prevent illegal and anticompetitive deals in an increasingly consolidating corporate marketplace.

Indiana education groups mount opposition to curriculum bill

January 20, 2022 | Associated Press

Representatives from the Indiana State Teachers Association, the largest teachers union in the state, joined a coalition of civil rights, faith and public education groups at the Indiana Statehouse on Wednesday to oppose the bill.

Lawmakers consider statewide restrictions on the location of sexually-oriented businesses

January 20, 2022 | Emily Ketterer

House Bill 1122 would prohibit a registered sexually-oriented business from operating within 1,000 feet of a facility that caters to minors.

$1B tax-cut package clears Indiana House, heads to uncertain future in Senate