INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana already has an official state bird, flower, and tree, but it could soon have an official state fossil. Legislation by State Rep. Randy Frye (R-Greensburg) calls on lawmakers to designate the mastodon as Indiana’s official state fossil. The mastodon, an ancient relative of the elephant, roamed North and Central America before going […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – A bill setting a time limit on a governor’s executive orders could come to a vote in the House this week. A House committee voted last week to automatically terminate any executive order after six months unless the legislature votes to extend it. The bill also sets a four-year expiration for regulations issued […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – The Senate has pulled the plug on a bill to bar schools from teaching “divisive concepts” about race and racism. President Pro Tem Rod Bray (R-Martinsville) announced in a one-sentence statement the bill inspired by conservative complaints about critical race theory has “no path forward” and “will not be considered.” Republicans had set […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Indiana’s Supreme Court is coordinating efforts to make sure the people in jail awaiting trial are the right ones. In her annual State of the Judiciary address, Chief Justice Loretta Rush told legislators one reason for jail overcrowding is the lack of a centralized jail management system that lets judges, jails and probation […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – A House committee has advanced a bill pushing back on critical race theory, after some changes aimed at defusing a national uproar over comments in a Senate hearing. Republicans say they’re trying to draw a line between teaching about the ugly parts of American history, and teachers telling today’s students they’re to blame. […]
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indiana House Public Health Committee will consider House Bill 10-03 called “Nursing Indiana Back to Health” Monday morning. “The gap between supply and demand for nurses has long been growing, but the length and stress of the pandemic have exacerbated the issue,” said Indiana Hospital Association Brian Tabor. “The ‘Nursing Indiana […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – The Indiana House has voted to let you carry a gun without a permit. On a near party-line vote, the House voted 63-29 to join 21 states which have abolished permit requirements to carry handguns. Auburn Representative Ben Smaltz (R) argues permit requirements don’t stop criminals from getting guns, while law-abiding citizens shouldn’t […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Some Indianapolis state senators’ attempt to fight crime through bail reform has opponents arguing they’re aiming at the wrong target. The five Republicans who represent parts of Indianapolis in the Senate have introduced a package of five bills aimed at bringing Indy’s record murder rates under control. But the bills authored by Senators […]
(CNN) — An Indiana lawmaker is apologizing for saying teachers should exercise impartiality when teaching about Nazism or fascism. During a committee hearing Wednesday on legislation regarding how certain lessons are taught in school, state senator and bill co-author Scott Baldwin (R- District 20) said, “I have no problem with the education system providing instruction […]
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Legislation to block the teaching of critical race theory in Indiana is up for debate again — this time in the House. The bill doesn’t mention critical race theory by name, but it would ban schools from teaching that one race, sex or religion is responsible for what’s happened in the past, or […]
