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In 2022, lawmakers passed a bill to ban transgender girls from playing girls school sports. Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed the measure and said he “found no evidence” to support that there was a problem in K-12 girls sports. Indiana was one of seven states that passed similar legislation that year.

National issues can pave the way for 'unpopular' bills passing through the legislature, experts say

Violet Comber-Wilen

How do bills that have notable opposition in testimony pass through the legislature? Our audience was curious.

During a 2018 demonstration, protesters gather in front of Gov. Eric Holcomb's office as part of a "die in." The group demanded Holcomb veto a law that increased penalties for a drug dealer if a person overdosed and died. It was signed into law four days later.

Violet Comber-Wilen

How do bills that have notable opposition in testimony pass through the legislature? Our audience was curious.

Hundreds of new state laws take effect July 1

Brandon Smith

Indiana lawmakers passed more than 250 pieces of legislation in 2023. And the vast majority take effect July 1.

New laws take effect July 1st

Nathan Moore

Join us this Friday as we will talk with lawmakers about these new laws taking effect next month. 

What legislators are saying about the 2023 session

Nathan Moore

Legislators discuss the importance of Senate Bill 1 and what they have planned for 2023.

The 2023 session for the Indiana General Assembly is underway 

Nathan Moore

Join us this Friday as we talk with Indiana legislators about what Hoosiers should expect for 2023.

Law bars public from interacting with big cats

Ethan Sandweiss

The regulation is meant to outlaw roadside zoos and big cat breeding operations where tiger cubs are routinely discarded once they’re too large to interact with visitors.