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STATEHOUSE – A bill authored by State Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford) to enforce Indiana law prohibiting sanctuary cities in Indiana passed the Senate Monday, Jan. 22, by a vote of 37-9. A "sanctuary city" is a term for a local unit of government that has adopted a policy to delib ...

Attorney General Todd Rokita appears to be preparing to once again target the "Welcoming City" policies of Gary and East Chicago as he campaigns for reelection.

Certain elected officials and their office employees could soon be allowed to carry a handgun inside the Indiana Statehouse — a right already extended to lawmakers and their staff.

Since 2011, Indiana has outlawed sanctuary cities, which are communities whose local governments adopt policies limiting the help provided for the enforcement of federal immigration laws.

Sen. Aaron Freeman, R-Indianapolis, started the Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee meeting Tuesday morning. Five bills were on the agenda, from handgun to drone regulations, four of which were

The Republicans of the Indiana Senate will focus on many things in the new year, from reading skills to lead pipes.

INDIANAPOLIS — A 2023 report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revealed that Indiana ranks 14th in the U.S. for having the most lead pipes.

The legislation comes in response to a state proposal to withdraw as much as 100 million gallons of water per day from aquifers connected to the Wabash River for the LEAP Research & Innovation District in Boone County.

People love to rile others up on the internet with ridiculous conspiracy theories about everything from a shadow government to alien cover-ups to the faked

If you were alive on January 1, 1974, you would be 18,262 days older when the most recent New Year's Day came around. At that time, the chances are you were