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Leising welcomes Fayette County School Board Member to the Statehouse

State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg, right) welcomes Fayette County School Board Member Leslie Jacobs (left) to the Statehouse Tuesday, Feb. 6. more »

Deery: Higher education reform bill passes Senate

Major higher education reform legislation authored by State Sen. Spencer Deery (R-West Lafayette) passed the Senate today by a vote of 39 to 9. more »

Walker Presents Five-Term Lawrence Clerk Sagamore of the Wabash Award

Walker Presents Five-Term Lawrence Clerk Sagamore of the Wabash Award

LAWRENCE (Feb. 6, 2024) — State Sen. Kyle Walker (R-Lawrence), on behalf of Gov. Eric Holcomb, presented former Lawrence Clerk Kathy Walton with a Sagamore of the Wabash award for her 27 years of dedicated service to the City of Lawrence on Saturday, Feb. 3. more »

Leising meets local residents at the Statehouse

Leising meets local residents at the Statehouse

State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg, in red) meets with Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) District 4 Board Member Mike Koehne (left image, right) and Decatur, Franklin and Shelby county residents at the Statehouse Monday, Feb. 5, for the Bacon Bar and Brunch. more »

Messmer Report: Expanding child care options for Hoosier families

This session, Senate Republicans introduced new policies to help improve access and affordability of child care in our state. more »

Buchanan: Bill to establish health care pilot program unanimously passes Senate

A bill authored by State Sen. Brian Buchanan (R-Lebanon) that would establish a pilot program in Montgomery, Delaware and White counties to require health plans to provide reimbursement for emergency medical services performed under a mobile integrated health care program passed the Senate unanimously today. more »

State Sen. Andy Zay (R-Huntington) made the following statement regarding Senate Bill 272:

STATEHOUSE (Feb. 1, 2024) – "I authored Senate Bill 272 to address two major issues within school-based health centers. First, schools should be focusing primarily on education. Second, and my biggest concern, is the need for clear parental consent and parental involvement. more »

Rogers: Senate priority bill to address literacy issues passes Senate

STATEHOUSE (Feb. 1, 2024) — A Senate Republican priority bill, referred to as the 'Every Child Learns to Read' bill by author State Sen. Linda Rogers (R-Granger), that would improve reading skills for Hoosier children passed the Senate today. more »

Raatz: Bills to address students' literacy, attention skills pass the Senate

Three bills authored by State Sen. Jeff Raatz (R-Richmond) that would improve students' literacy skills and address cellphone use in the classroom passed the Senate this week. more »

Brown's workforce data, cybersecurity bills pass Senate

STATEHOUSE (Jan. 31, 2024) – Two bills authored by State Sen. Liz Brown (R-Fort Wayne) that would address workforce data and cybersecurity issues in Indiana passed the Senate this week. more »