Latest Indiana State General Assembly News
Indiana lawmakers delay bill restricting COVID-19 mandates
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s governor announced Wednesday he would extend the state's public health emergency for another month amid a stalled legislative proposal that would force businesses to grant COVID-19 vaccination requirement exemptions without any questions and block similar...
Indiana lawmakers to reconvene, look to end COVID-19 orders
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s Republican-dominated Legislature will reconvene late this month to consider ending the statewide COVID-19 public health emergency order that has been in place since March 2020, legislative leaders said Saturday. Senate President Pro Tem...
Indiana high court taking governor's suit over emergency law
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The legal fight over the increased power Indiana legislators gave themselves to intervene during public health emergencies will be going before the state Supreme Court, although not for nearly five months. The state’s highest court issued an order...
Indiana governor, GOP lawmakers look to end COVID-19 orders
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s governor is facing pressure from fellow Republicans to end the statewide COVID-19 public health emergency order that’s been in place since March 2020 even as the state has seen a recent jump of infections and hospitalizations. Many...
Republican legislators split on prospects of Indiana tax cut
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s fast-growing tax collections have some Republican lawmakers looking to push through tax cuts during the upcoming legislative session even as that move faces skepticism. The debate is a significant turnaround from a year ago when the...
Indiana Senate's former top Democrat won't seek reelection
ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana state Senate’s former Democratic leader has decided he won’t seek reelection next year and leave the Legislature after 24 years. Sen. Tim Lanane of Anderson announced his decision Monday, saying he would finish his current term that...
Ex-Indiana House Speaker Bosma registers as paid lobbyist
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The former top Republican in the Indiana Legislature has registered as a paid Statehouse lobbyist a little more than a year after he left elected office. Former House Speaker Brian Bosma is working with 1816 Public Affairs Group, a lobbying firm...
Indiana U.S. Senate candidate says he smoked pot at concerts
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — A northwestern Indiana mayor acknowledged Friday he smoked marijuana at two recent Grateful Dead concerts in Chicago and pledged he would work to legalize marijuana nationwide if he wins election next year to the U.S. Senate. Hammond Mayor Thomas...
Indiana lawmakers could debate sales, business tax changes
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — With Indiana’s state tax collections surging, a top Republican legislator is looking at possible significant changes to the state sales tax and cutting property taxes for some businesses. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Tim Brown hasn’t...
Indiana abortion reporting law takes effect after 3 years
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal appeals court has cleared the way for Indiana officials to start enforcing a law requiring reports from doctors if they treat women for complications arising from abortions, even though the court said the law could be struck down in the future. ...
