A bill that would allow guns in school parking lots has been approved by the Indiana House of Representatives and now moves to the state Senate for a final vote. The Indiana House of Representatives voted 74-24 on Monday to allow parents, teachers and other adults to carry firearms in their vehicles on school property. …read more.

A bill that will allow the distribution of alcohol at the Indiana State Fair has officially passed through the House Public Policy Committee and Senate and will now go before the Indiana House. According to Inside INdiana Business, alcohol sales have been banned since 1947 and could potentially add an additional revenue stream of approximately …read more.

An Indiana House Judiciary Committee will hear a proposal and companion bill today focused on an amendment to the state Constitution that further defines marriage. The companion bill is aimed at defining a portion of the proposed amendment that expands the scope of marriage to include other relationships such as civil unions. If the passes during …read more.

The Indiana House and Senate are expected to hold votes today on a new two-year state budget package. The compromise financial blueprint includes a 5 percent income tax cut, even though Gov. Mike Pence had sought a 10 percent reduction. The budget also contains a repeal of the inheritance tax while increasing funding for education. …read more.

Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer is headed to Indianapolis today to testify in a legislative hearing regarding the continued fight to curb the production of methamphetamine. Thallemer is among a group of Indiana mayors who want lawmakers to put more restrictions on ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient needed to manufacture the drug. Senate Bill 496 …read more.

A legislative committee hearing in Indianapolis Wednesday ended with the unlikelihood that the Hoosier state will legalize Sunday retail alcohol sales, at least this year. House Public Policy Committee Chairman Bill Davis (R-Portland) announced he will not call for a vote on the bill that would lift the ban of retailers selling beer, wine and …read more.

The Indiana Senate voted Monday to set more stringent restrictions on how much ephedrine and pseudoephedrine a person would be able to purchase. The 44-4 vote in favor of Senate Bill 496 would restrict consumers to no more than 61 grams of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine per year – or about 500 pills. SB 496 is …read more.

Indiana House Democrats will meet this afternoon in Lafayette in an effort to remove State Representative Pat Bauer (D-06) as minority leader. WISH-TV and Inside INdiana Business report it is the second attempt this month to oust Bauer, who has come under criticism for election strategy. IndyPolitics.org Publisher Abdul-Hakim Shabazz says backlash against a long-term …read more.