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Illinois county secession bill passes Indiana House. What's next?
House Bill 1008 from Republican House Speaker Todd Huston would create a commission to study how 33 Illinois counties could join Indiana.
House passes Indiana budget through 2027
The Indiana House passed the biennial budget, which received praise from Republicans and criticism from Democrats, on Thursday. The legislature is tasked with crafting a budget to cover state funding over the next two years.
Indiana House passes Illinois secession bill on first reading, but amendments keep session lively
Indiana House legislators gave initial approval to a bill aimed at redrawing the Indiana-Illinois border Wednesday, but the bill continues to open up a Pandora’s box of amendments — from marijuana
Indiana House passes budget with universal school choice. What else the budget means for you
The Indiana House passed its version of the state's next two-year budget, which implements universal school choice for wealthy families while implementing some modest tax breaks, marking the end of the first half of the legislative session on Thursday.
Indiana House Approves Budget Bill; Now Heads to the Senate
The Indiana House passed its budget on Thursday and it now moves to the Senate for further consideration. The budget is supposed to cover funding for the next two years.
Indiana House approves local road fundraising measure
Indiana’s House on Thursday easily approved its attempt at heading off anticipated transportation funding shortfalls — with provisions aimed mostly at boosting local fundraising.
Indiana House passes bill revoking hospitals' nonprofit status if they charge high prices
This marks the closest Indiana lawmakers have gotten to price-controlling the state's largest nonprofit hospitals, after years of discussion.
Illinois secession bill passes Indiana House
A bill aimed at redrawing the Indiana-Illinois border passed out of the Indiana House Thursday with the Speaker of the House suggesting that other Midwestern states join Indiana.
Indiana Statehouse pass immigration bill
House lawmakers passed a bill to prohibit Indiana businesses with more than 10 employees from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.
Indiana House approves bill tying state funding to immigration enforcement
The Indiana House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday tying state funding for local governmental bodies to their cooperation in the enforcement of federal immigration law despite arguments from some Democrats who said they could not support the measure.
Indiana lawmakers advance plan to take counties from Illinois
House Bill 1008 creates a commission to explore moving the state borders to bring some Illinois counties into the Hoosier state.
Dolly Parton Imagination Library cut from Indiana budget passed by House: What To Know
Dollywood Foundation, Democrats and community groups call for restoration of program they say has raised Indiana childhood ...
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Bill punishing businesses knowingly hiring illegal immigrants passes Indiana House
INDIANAPOLIS — To round out the first half of the 2025 legislative session, Indiana House lawmakers discussed a bill that ...
Indiana bill banning people who are homeless from street camping dies in House. Here's why
HB 1662 would have banned the homeless from street camping on public property. The bill did not have enough support to pass ...
Sleeping in public streets won't be a crime after bill dies in the Indiana House
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana bill that would have criminalized street camping has died in the House.
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Indiana Lawmakers Partner with HVAF to Support Homeless Veterans in Essentials Drive
Indiana legislators partner with HVAF for an essentials drive at the Statehouse to help homeless and at-risk veterans by ...
Indiana lawmakers set to vote on budget that increases funding for virtual charter schools
The state budget put forward by House Republicans would fund virtual schools at the same level as other public schools ...
Investments in schools and freezing corporate tax cuts included in Indiana House Democrats' budget proposal
After the governor and House Republicans offered their budgets, House Democrats outlined a different set of priorities.