Indiana General Assembly

Indiana schools are seeing an unprecedented increase in state funding, but rising costs and declining enrollment could lower the impact. The General Assembly increased K-12 education funding by almost $1.5 billion during this year's session.

Northwest Indiana is positioned to lead the state into the future, says Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch.

Local school officials are still waiting to see the full impact of the new state budget. "There's a lot of questions that still need to be answered," Lake Central School Superintendent Dr. Larry Veracco told the school board Monday.

The city of Valparaiso has banned the retail sale of dogs and cats, but the ban's impact may be limited.

A proposed ordinance would prohibit the retail sale of dogs and cats in Valparaiso, but it could be overruled by legislation in the General Assembly.

A Region lawmaker wants to make sure hospitals serving low-income residents don't see a gap in their funding. State Senator Eddie Melton (D-Gary) said hospitals are reporting an impact to the payments they get from the federal Disproportionate Share Hospital program.

Governor Eric Holcomb is asking the General Assembly to invest in the Gary/Chicago International Airport.

LOWELL - Several Northwest Indiana Communities are getting grant funds to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant…

Indiana legislative leaders say liability protections around COVID-19 could be the first order of business when the General Assembly starts its new…

LAKE COUNTY - Lake County may be getting a new magistrate judge. The "Times" reports an Indiana legislative panel is set to decide next week.Judge…