U.S. Senate

Senate introduces draft of 2024 Farm Bill

Clayton Baumgarth

Officially titled The Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act, the nearly 1,400-page bill includes $39 billion in new resources for both the ag industry and food assistance programs.

Democratic council member joins race for Indiana's open US Senate seat

Brandon Smith

An Indianapolis City-County Council member is looking to become the Democratic candidate for Indiana’s open U.S. Senate seat in the 2024 election.

Democrat Marc Carmichael announced he is running for the U.S. Senate.

Longtime alcohol lobbyist Marc Carmichael is first Democrat to announce U.S. Senate bid

Brandon Smith

Carmichael would face an uphill battle against the likely Republican candidate, U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-Columbia City).

A sign from a rally at the A sign from a rally at the Indiana Statehouse in 2021 says mothers in Indiana aren't protected in workplace and lists other statistics on maternal mortality.Indiana Statehouse in 2021 says mothers in Indiana aren't protected in workplace and lists other statistics on maternal mortality.

Indiana groups call on U.S. Senate to pass pregnant worker accommodations

Justin Hicks

Several political advocacy groups in Indiana are pressing the U.S. Senate to pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. It comes as national unemployment rates for adult women remain slightly higher than men.