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Indiana justices decline to immediately hear abortion case

January 31, 2023 | Associated Press

The state Supreme Court issued an order Monday saying the state Court of Appeals will first consider the case, after a lower court judge in December sided with residents who claim the state’s abortion ban infringes on their religious beliefs.

Lawmakers aim to raise penalties for airline disruptions

January 31, 2023 | Associated Press

Senators who want to impose tougher penalties when airlines strand or delay passengers say they finally might be able to turn their ideas into law because of outrage over debacles like the one at Southwest Airlines in December.

Indiana lawmakers reluctant to enact policy for surveillance technology

February 1, 2023 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

State lawmakers are prioritizing multiple bills in the current legislative session that seek to increase data privacy, but it doesn’t appear that lawmakers have an appetite to regulate common surveillance technology such as license plate readers used by law enforcement.

Three years into pandemic, Indiana hospitals paint bleak financial picture

February 1, 2023 | John Russell

Hospitals across the state experienced their most difficult financial year in 2022 since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a study released Wednesday by the Indiana Hospital Association.

Republican-led committee targets COVID relief fraud for review

February 1, 2023 | Associated Press

More than 1,000 people have pleaded guilty or have been convicted on federal charges of defrauding myriad COVID-19 relief programs that Congress established in the early days of the pandemic.

Funding-boost bill for Indiana public health program advances

February 2, 2023 | Associated Press

State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box, several medical organizations and business groups urged lawmakers to support the plan, pointing to Indiana’s poor national rankings in areas such as smoking, obesity and life expectancy.

Indiana’s plan to ‘reinvent high school’ moves forward

February 2, 2023 | Aleksandra Appleton, Chalkbeat Indiana

The bill would allow students to meet graduation requirements through career experience and give students state-funded scholarship accounts to spend on workforce training outside their schools.

Lawmakers move revolving fund for housing forward without price tag

February 2, 2023 | Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Lawmakers opted not the include an explicit price tag for a program designed to incentivize affordable housing construction throughout the state before passing the bill through the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday.

Abdul-Hakim Shabazz announces run for Indianapolis mayor

February 2, 2023 | Taylor Wooten

After several months of speculation and consideration, Shabazz said Thursday that he planned to file paperwork with the Marion County Clerk’s Office later in the day to make his candidacy official.

Education bills seeking to overhaul school curriculum advance in Indiana legislature

February 2, 2023 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

State lawmakers in House and Senate education committees collectively took up more than a dozen bills on Wednesday. Most of those measures advanced or are scheduled for committee votes next week.

Shabazz stands by ‘self-cleaning oven’ column as he launches mayoral campaign

February 2, 2023 | Taylor Wooten

After filing to run for Indianapolis mayor Thursday, Abdul-Hakim Shabazz defended a column in which he proposed that the city let “bad guys” commit homicide against each other as a way to rid the city of criminals.

Westfield Mayor Andy Cook says he will not seek fifth term

February 3, 2023 | IBJ Staff

The Hamilton County community had just more than 21,000 residents when Cook was sworn in as its first mayor in 2008, the year Westfield moved from a town to a city. Today, its population tops 50,000.

Indiana residential property tax relief bill draws opposition from schools, local officials

February 3, 2023 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Taxable residential assessed values shot up 15% in Indiana from 2021 to 2022—even after tax abatements, deductions and credits—according to data from the Association of Indiana Counties.

Spartz says she won’t seek House reelection or run for Senate

February 3, 2023 | Peter Blanchard

After mulling a U.S. Senate run, Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana shocked her followers Friday when she announced that she will step away from political office after finishing her term to spend more time with her two daughters.

Bill requiring public retirement system to divest from ESG-following firms advances

February 3, 2023 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

An Indiana House committee on Thursday approved a bill requiring the state’s public pension system to divest from and terminate business relationships with firms or funds that use non-financial environmental, social and governmental framework factors in investment decisions.

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