State Sen. Ryan Mishler, vice-chairperson of the Medicaid Oversight Committee and chair of the Indiana Senate Appropriations Committee, proposed Senate Bill 2 on Jan. 14, which would cap enrollment in HIP at 500,000, with all remaining users put on a waitlist.

Indiana's legislative session sees education bills on deregulation, private schools, and teacher benefits progressing, amid partisan debate.

Incentives to boost manufacturing of small nuclear reactors are at the heart of a Republican-backed bill that seeks to expand Indiana’s energy portfolio. But consumer advocates argue the novel technology is “too risky” and will come at a “massive” cost to ratepayers.

By: Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle For The Republic INDIANAPOLIS — Ten education bills are already advancing in the early weeks of the 2025 legislative session, including those seeking to improve K-12 student attendance,

After the 2024 elections, where does Indiana's influence stand in a new Congress and a new Trump administration in Washington, D.C.?

(Getty Images) Early reaction was mostly positive Thursday to a Senate GOP priority bill that seeks to increase oversight of water withdrawal projects within Indiana. Bill author Sen. Eric Koch, R-Bedford, said Senate Bill 4 intends to add “some ...

At a time when the GOP-dominated Indiana General Assembly is considering the decriminalization of cannabis, Republican lawmakers are seeking to reign in local prosecutors like Ryan

INDIANAPOLIS — House Republicans are putting forward eight bills that represent their priorities for the 2025 Indiana legislative session . The bills are focused on three main points: Strengthening Hoosier communities without raising taxes or prices.

Homeowners are about to get hit with an average property tax bill increase of 7%, and state lawmakers are wrestling with how to handle it. From credits and deductions, to caps and deferrals — everything seems on the table.

The Indiana House GOP’s 2025 legislative priorities hope to build on previous initiatives that aimed to bring down health care and housing costs.

Indiana is now surrounded on all sides by marijuana-friendly states, and the billboards make it obvious. Some lawmakers want to crack down on this.

And I would say baloney to that,” said Seat, who also previously worked for the Indiana GOP and Dan Coats' 2010 Senate campaign. “You've got the shift from purely legislative influence to that ...