In a move applauded by advocates and lawmakers alike, the Indiana General Assembly will be taking a closer look at the estimated $2.2 billion in medical debt that is saddling many Hoosiers and often causing a devastating impact beyond the household budget.
Read MoreThe $43.3 billion state budget overcame another hours-long hurdle Monday evening, with Republicans adding a handful of amendments but resisting the majority of efforts to change the underlying bill.
Read MoreThe Senate committee responsible for drafting the state’s budget heard over four hours of public testimony Thursday, as leaders negotiate how to spend more than $43.3 billion over the next two years.
Read MoreDemocratic state lawmakers continue to decry education funding “inequities” in the state’s draft budget and are now mounting pressure on their Republican counterparts to “fully fund” Indiana’s traditional K-12 public schools in the next spending plan.
Read MoreIndiana’s senators approved a bill Wednesday blocking cities and towns from banning the retail sale of dogs by state-approved sellers.
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