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Indiana Senate approves child care proposal as House punts on health care merger oversight

February 27, 2024 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle and Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Senate Republicans on Monday pushed the Legislature’s latest effort to improve child care access for Hoosier families closer to the finish line. But Democrats say the bill loosens regulations for providers and could put children at risk.

House keeps retention mandate in literacy overhaul bill, tweaks higher ed measures

February 27, 2024 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

A mandate to require reading-deficient third graders in Indiana to be held back a year in school withstood challenges from Democrats on Monday—although some Republican lawmakers joined in opposing stricter retention.

Blue Line ‘on life support’ after transit bill advances in Indiana House

February 27, 2024 | Taylor Wooten

Senate Bill 52, a Republican-authored bill that leaders of Indianapolis’ public transit agency say could kill the planned Blue Line, advanced out of committee to the full Indiana House on Tuesday.

Indiana’s absenteeism bill could bar students from extracurriculars, ban parents from campus

February 27, 2024 | Aleksandra Appleton, Chalkbeat Indiana

A revised bill targeting absenteeism would require schools to prohibit habitually truant students from extracurricular activities, and would also impose a penalty on parents who make unproven allegations against teachers.

Indiana Election Commission, state high court rule against John Rust, removing him from ballot

February 27, 2024 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Rust, running to succeed U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, was seeking to challenge Congressman Jim Banks for the GOP nomination in the May 2024 primary.

Appeals court lifts injunction that allowed gender-transition procedures for minors in Indiana

February 27, 2024 | Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

In his ruling, the judge emphasized that each side agreed about the need for more research on the long-term effects of gender-transition procedures.

House panel weakens bill limiting Indiana governor’s executive powers

February 28, 2024 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Despite the changes, bill author Sen. Chris Garten, R-Charlestown, said he was “supportive of the bill moving” and professed “trust” in the legislative process.

Reading bill clears Indiana House; controversial tenure bill also approved

February 28, 2024 | Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Lawmakers voted Tuesday to approve two contentious education bills—one would require school corporations to retain students who fail to pass the IREAD exam and another would push state universities to include more politically diverse instruction.

McConnell to step down as Senate Republican leader in November after record run

February 28, 2024 | Associated Press

The 82-year-old Kentucky lawmaker is the longest-serving Senate leader in history.

Madison County prosecutor considering challenge to Attorney General Todd Rokita

February 28, 2024 | Niki Kelly, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings is exploring a possible bid at the Indiana Republican Party’s state convention in June.

Conflict over all-girls charter school in Indianapolis reflects ongoing education tensions

February 28, 2024 | Sydney Dauphinais, WFYI

Some Washington Township parents want to block an all-girls charter school from opening at a moment when tensions regarding school choice and access to equitable education are fermenting throughout Marion County.

Still no harvest: Marijuana bills continue to stall in Indiana General Assembly

February 29, 2024 | Daniel Carson, The Indiana Lawyer

This year, there were 10 marijuana-related bills filed in the Indiana House and Senate. None made it out of committee.

State bill threatening IndyGo’s Blue Line project curbed for session

February 29, 2024 | Taylor Wooten

Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, R-Fishers, announced Thursday that the House would not consider a bill that officials with IndyGo say would kill the planned Blue Line bus rapid-transit line.

John Rust files court petition to supersede state election commission

February 29, 2024 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Rust, who earlier this week was denied access to Indiana’s GOP primary ballot, is appealing the decision in Marion County court, in hopes of continuing his run for U.S. Senate.

EPA delays rules for existing natural gas power plants until after November election

February 29, 2024 | Associated Press

In a turnaround from previous plans, the agency said it will review standards for existing gas plants and expand the rules to include more pollutants.

Indiana Legislature approves bill adding additional verification steps to voter registration

March 1, 2024 | Associated Press

The bill’s Republican sponsor state Sen. Mike Gaskill called it a “commonsense bill” that adds protections against fraud, but voting advocates have blasted the changes as new hurdles for people seeking to legally cast their ballots.

Senate axes 13th check bid in favor of long-term plan

March 1, 2024 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Senators also approved legislation prioritizing “intellectual diversity” in higher education institutions, alongside controversial election security and cosmetology bills. But they encountered a stumbling block on a prison proposal.

Literacy overhaul bill—with third grade retention requirement—heads to Indiana governor

March 1, 2024 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Indiana senators gave final approval Thursday for a literacy overhaul bill that will require reading-deficient third graders to be held back a year in school.

Indiana child labor bill heads for governor

March 1, 2024 | Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Senate Bill 146 calls for lowering the minimum age of a teenager serving alcohol from 19 to 18, so long as the teen has a supervisor over the age of 21.

Editorial: Retention isn’t ideal, but it’s a tool to attack reading problem

March 1, 2024 | IBJ Staff

State data shows that nearly 1 in 5 third-graders doesn’t pass the state’s reading exam.

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