STATEHOUSE — The death of 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee has sparked an urgent push at the Indiana Statehouse to overhaul child safety laws. Hailey, a Hamilton Southeastern High School student from Fishers, was found dead in Ohio after being lured from her home by Tyler Thomas, whom she met through online gaming. Because her disappearance was […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.–A proposal to rename a stretch of State Road 45 near Assembly Hall on Indiana University’s main campus in Bloomington after the late legendary basketball coach Robert “Bobby” Montgomery Knight passed the Senate and will soon become a reality. “Coach Knight’s impact on Indiana goes far beyond the basketball court. Renaming this roadway near […]
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana state lawmakers on Tuesday said they’re already looking into possible changes to state law following the death of Fishers teen Hailey Buzbee. A Change.org petition begun Sunday calls for state lawmakers to approve changes which organizers are calling Hailey’s Law. Petition organizers are calling for the creation of a so-called Pink Alert, […]
STATEHOUSE-Improving efficiency and modernizing local government is the goal of a bill that was written by Republican State Rep. Alaina Shonkwiler of Noblesville. Shonkwiler says this bill (House Bill 1315) will reorganize certain townships to improve efficiency and streamline layers of government while protecting essential service. It addresses duplicate layers of government by consolidating townships […]
STATEHOUSE–An Indiana House panel has approved an immigration bill that would require local governments, public schools, and colleges to comply with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. An amended version of the bill was passed Monday. Along with that, it also means those insitutions could no longer restrict the enforcement of federal immigration laws, regardless […]
WASHINGTON–Indiana Republican Senator Jim Banks said Thursday that Democrats have it all wrong when it comes to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. Like many investigators and politicians, Banks reacted to new video which appears to show Alex Pretti in a confrontation with federal agents 11 days before he was shot and killed in Minneapolis on January […]
STATEHOUSE– Students at all public universities and K-12 schools would have to use the bathroom that aligns with their birth sex under a bill the Senate approved this week. The bill is written by Republican Senator Liz Brown of Fort Wayne. “This does allow women to have their private spaces. Just because you have decided today […]
STATEWIDE–Indiana Governor Mike Braun announced on Wednesday that the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) returned to normal daily operations at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27, after being activated to Level III (Emergency Conditions) since Saturday, Jan. 24, to coordinate the state’s response to the extreme winter storm. “Indiana […]
Indiana Senate approves bill to restrict student cellphone use in schools, raising concerns over safety and costs
WASHINGTON–On the Senate floor Thursday afternoon, Indiana Republican Senator Todd Young expressed concerns about the possibility of American military involvement in Venezuela. “The President and members of his national security team have openly stated that the United States now “runs” Venezuela. And because we can’t predict the future, no one can guarantee, with certainty, that […]
Indiana Gov. Braun focuses on affordability, jobs, education, and cracking down on waste to make life better for Hoosiers.
STATEWIDE—Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is taking legal action against Eli Lilly and Company to lower insulin prices and improve healthcare affordability for Hoosiers. Rokita accuses Eli Lilly of participating in a scheme with other insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers to artificially inflate insulin prices by over 1000% despite low manufacturing costs. “This action […]