Indiana

A Southern Indiana woman with a lifelong love of music is working to expand access to the arts, which she calls integral for the soul.

A Senate committee overhauls the property tax reform bill. A Medicaid reform bill advances to the full Senate. And a House committee approves a bill expanding access to birth control — but leaves several common forms out.

A property tax reform debate kicks into high gear. Senate lawmakers advance a bill to cut in half the number of early, in-person voting days. And a Senate committee debates an education measure to promote “fostering a national identity."

Families who adopt children out of foster care in Indiana face potentially significant expenses that the state’s $2,000 adoption subsidy doesn’t cover. State lawmakers want to create a fund to help families cover those costs.

Emergency medical services are a critical part of the public health system. But it's not clear if state law requires counties to provide EMS and if so, to what extent. A House committee approved legislation Thursday that would clarify that responsibility.

Indiana’s reading crisis captured the attention of state education leaders and lawmakers now the state could soon begin pursuing new interventions for another troubled subject – math.

After days of uncertainty for some, Clarksville residents are again assured services at the Jeffersonville Animal Shelter.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun used his first State of the State address to make the case for his policy priorities to lawmakers and the public.

Indiana has at least 600 rape kits waiting to be tested at the state’s crime labs. And there are potentially many more in local law enforcement agencies, waiting to be sent to the labs.

Diversity, equity and inclusion — and a list of policies and beliefs tied to them — would be banned in state agencies, educational institutions and any organization that receives money from the state under a bill approved by a Senate committee Wednesday.