This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. Stricter cellphone bans, more focus on STEM and increased school “efficiency” are shaping up as some of the highest-priority education debates Indiana lawmakers will tackle during a fast 2026 legislative session that starts back up next week. The session will be shorter than usual — […]
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Condoms, IUDs removed from Indiana bill seeking to expand birth control access
This story was originally published in the Indiana Capital Chronicle. Republican lawmakers on Tuesday removed condoms and long-acting contraceptives from a proposed Indiana program that seeks to increase access to birth control, instead replacing those options with “fertility awareness based methods” like menstrual cycle tracking — also known as the rhythm method. The underlying legislation, […]
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Indiana Leaders Remember Former Gary State Sen. Earline Rogers
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. Hoosier lawmakers and other leaders this week praised the career of former state senator and educator Earline Rogers, who died Thursday at the age of 89. Rogers, a Democrat, spent more than three decades in the Indiana General Assembly. She was elected to the Indiana […]
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Moms in the Statehouse Share How Motherhood Informs Their Legislative Work
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. Thousands of lawmakers have cycled through the Indiana General Assembly in the last two centuries, but only a fraction have been women — and even fewer among them, moms. More Hoosier women are serving in public office than ever before, bringing with them an important […]
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Contention brews in ongoing Indiana abortion ban lawsuit
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. A three-day bench trial scheduled for later this month will put Hoosier abortion providers and the state attorney general’s office back in court as the battle over Indiana’s near-total abortion ban continues. Already in contention, however, is whether certain testimony and internal hospital documents entered […]
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Indiana’s FAFSA Deadline Is One Week Away. Can the State Still Meet Its Application Goal?
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. Just one week out from Indiana’s deadline for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, the latest data shows only about one-third of Hoosier high school seniors have completed the form. That’s despite a new state law that took effect last year requiring […]
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Literacy Overhaul Bill — With Third-Grade Retention Requirement — Heads to Governor
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle Indiana senators gave final approval for a literacy overhaul bill that will require reading-deficient third-graders to be held back a year in school. Senate Bill 1, which seeks to remedy Indiana’s literacy “crisis” by requiring schools to administer the statewide IREAD test in second grade […]