Indiana Governor Signs Controversial Pet Sales Bill
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed three bills into law Monday, March 4, including a bill several years in the making that invalidates 21 local ordinances limiting pet sales.
Read MoreGov. Eric Holcomb signed three bills into law Monday, March 4, including a bill several years in the making that invalidates 21 local ordinances limiting pet sales.
Read MoreLegislation co-authored by state Reps. David Abbott, R-Rome City, and Craig Snow, R-Warsaw, providing a 13th check to retired public employees is now one step closer to becoming law after the Indiana House of Representatives unanimously approved the measure, Indiana House Republicans said in a news release Tuesday, Jan. 30.
Read MoreRural interest groups will be advocating for more local control of water supplies, expanded broadband internet access and more medical personnel in rural hospitals at January’s Indiana General Assembly session.
Read MoreState Rep. Jerry Torr, a Republican representing Carmel, announced Tuesday that he won’t seek reelection to the seat he’s held since 1996.
Read MoreIndiana lawmakers enraged retiree advocates when they chose not to offer a pension benefit increase in the most recent budget cycle — for the first time in decades.
Read MoreState Reps. Craig Snow, R-Warsaw, and David Abbott, R-Rome City, recently received interim study committee appointments and will take a deep dive into issues facing Hoosiers as they prepare for the next legislative session in January.
Read MoreState Sen. Blake Doriot, R-Goshen, will serve as a member of several study committees in preparation for the 2024 legislative session.
Read MoreThe Indiana General Assembly approved 1,650 additional seats for The Excel Center, Goodwill’s high school for adults, on April 28.
Read MoreBoth chambers of Indiana’s General Assembly voted to accept the final version of a state-funded teacher firearms training proposal on Wednesday, along with an omnibus health bill featuring some significant provisions.
Read MoreIndiana lawmakers are largely mum about the revival of a much-debated ban on materials deemed “harmful to minors” in school and public libraries.
Read MoreIndiana lawmakers are still debating a bill that would ban some books in school libraries.
Read MoreThe Indiana Department of Health has awarded nearly $8.5 million in grants to organizations working to improve Hoosiers’ health as part of the Health Issues and Challenges program, which was established by the Indiana General Assembly in 2021 with funding from the American Rescue Plan Act.
Read MoreGovernor Eric J. Holcomb addressed a joint convention of the Indiana General Assembly on Tuesday, Jan. 10, as he delivered his 2023 State of the State Address.
Read MoreThe gaming industry and some Indiana lawmakers want to bring casinos and lotteries straight to your phone in the upcoming legislative session.
Read MoreState Sen. Ryan Mishler (R-Mishawaka) has been reappointed by Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) to serve as chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations for the 123rd Indiana General Assembly.
Read MoreCommunities in Senate District 9 will receive more than $3.1 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program, said state Sen. Ryan Mishler (R-Mishawaka).
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