A Republican state senator wants to change which people have the right to make bail in Indiana, though that means changes will be made to the state’s Constitution.
The Allen County Board of Commissioners updated the public on the progress of the new county jail that is proposed near the Fort Wayne-New Haven border.
The fate of Indiana’s Republican-backed abortion ban on Thursday goes before the state Supreme Court as it hears arguments on whether it violates privacy protections under the state constitution.
Indiana lawmakers went tough on crime Tuesday when a committee advanced a constitutional change restricting the right to bail and moved a less controversial bill barring people with more severe convictions from participating in community corrections programs.
Representative Jim Banks on Tuesday officially announced the launch of his campaign for US Senate. Banks, who is beginning is fourth term in the House, is vying for the seat that will open when Senator Mike Braun departs the office to run for governor of Indiana.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb urged skeptical state legislators Tuesday to support funding for several big-ticket spending plans, arguing that the state needed to take action on multiple fronts.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is set to give the annual State of the State address to legislators on Tuesday as he tries to sell them on approving funding for several big-ticket spending plans in the new state budget.
Indiana lawmakers return Monday the Statehouse for the start of this year’s legislative session with a large budget surplus and a long list of big-ticket spending wishes to sort through.
Allen County Commissioners on Friday said they don’t have an immediate response to homeowners who have expressed concern about plans for the new jail along Meyer Road.
The three Republicans who have launched campaigns for the 2024 Indiana governor’s election all say they ended December with about $3 million in the bank.
A powerful Senate Republican plans to introduce legislation next year to create a commission to consider changes to Indiana’s tax structure, including phasing out the state income tax.
Cara Berg Raunick watched with bafflement as Indiana’s Republican legislators took less than two weeks to debate and pass an abortion ban that the governor signed quickly into law.
Some state senators are touting the possibility of reinventing Indiana’s tax structure to determine whether the state could eliminate individual and corporate income taxes.
An Allen County Judge on Friday says the Recount Commission has completed the recount of the Nov. 8 election results for the Southwest Allen County Schools (SACS) Board At-Large race.
The latest proposal to give Ohio’s governor more power overseeing K-12 education cleared the state Senate with a ban on transgender student-athletes in girls sports but hit a roadblock hours later when the legislation fell several votes short of passage in the House early Thursday.
Members of the Allen County Council Thursday morning signaled their intention to approve the purchase of a piece of land along Meyer Road for the construction of a new county jail.
A community coalition that advocates for alternatives to incarceration says they have planned a press conference as Allen County Commissioners go in front of a federal judge to present their final plan to address overcrowding and inhumane conditions at the current jail.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is so far declining to throw his support behind any candidates in the governor’s race, saying Monday he’s instead focused on the upcoming legislative session.
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