(INDIANAPOLIS) – The bill setting limits on how schools teach about racism is headed for a Senate vote on Tuesday. Senators have already slimmed down the definition of concepts labeled off-limits. The bill now bars teaching that any group is superior to another, inherently responsible for past injustices, or entitled to preferential treatment. Indianapolis Democrat […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Legislators have said no to another attempt to reroute the IndyGo bus system — at least for now. The Blue Line is supposed to be the east-west sequel to the north-south Red Line, with service from the airport through downtown to Indy’s eastside. IndyGo president Inez Evans says she’s been talking with legislators […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Indiana Congressman Jim Banks will be on the ballot for reelection, despite an attempt to disqualify him. One of three candidates seeking the Democratic nomination against Banks, A.J. Calkins, argued Banks should be declared ineligible under the 14th Amendment, which says no one can serve in Congress who “engaged in insurrection or rebellion […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – For a second straight year, schools which took some of their classes online due to the pandemic won’t lose money over it, under a bill headed for the House floor. Indiana law says if more than half your classes are held online, you’re a virtual school and receive less money. That created problems […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – The bill to ban transgender girls from girls’ high school sports could go to Governor Holcomb as early as Tuesday. Indiana would be the 11th state, and the second this month, to pass a transgender ban if the bill becomes law. Republicans argue transgender girls would warp competition in girls’ sports, and could […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – New limits on charities which post bail could get a vote next week in the Senate. Both the House and Senate have approved versions of bills limiting the ability of groups like The Bail Project to bail people out of jail. The latest revision says bail charities can post bail for nonviolent felonies […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – The $1.4 billion tax cut pushed by House Republicans has hit its expected roadblock in the Senate. Senate Republicans have warned for months they’re skeptical of making long-term tax changes before they deal with the full budget next year. With the arrival of the House-passed bill in the Senate, the Tax and […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – A Senate committee has unanimously rejected a House proposal to limit absentee voting. Under current law, you can vote absentee if you’re going to be unavailable on Election Day. The House bill would have required you to be out of town for the entire four-week early voting period. Columbus Republican Greg Walker says […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Indiana may not have a U.S. Senate primary after all. Three Democrats and one Republican filed to run against Republican Todd Young. But all those candidates except Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott are accused of failing to submit the required 45-hundred petition signatures to get on the ballot. And one of the Democrats, Indianapolis […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – An attempt to tighten eligibility for bail is getting extra scrutiny at the statehouse. Senate Republicans voted to spell out minimum bail amounts for counties which don’t make their own list, and require higher minimums for suspects in violent crimes. The bill would also require judges to read through the police statement of […]
