Option for shifting years of Indiana’s city elections advances
The Indiana House Elections Committee members are discussing legislation that would allow cities and towns in the state to move their elections to even-numbered years....
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Indiana lawmakers consider legislation to require parental permission for social media
Indiana lawmakers are considering legislation that would require parental permission for kids to access social media platforms. Two bills advanced out of the Senate Education...
Yakym backs bill protecting funding for Pregnancy Resource Centers
U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-IN-02) criticized Democratic efforts to block federal support for pregnancy resource centers during a House Ways and Means Committee markup this...
Sen. Jim Banks talks Minneapolis, ICE
In an interview, U.S. Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) critiqued Minnesota leadership following the violent protests against federal immigration agents, while pivoting to celebrate Indiana University’s...
Indiana House advances bill strengthening protections for defendants with intellectual disabilities as firing squad proposal stalls
An Indiana House committee unanimously advanced a bill Wednesday tightening protections for defendants with intellectual disabilities in capital cases, while a Senate proposal allowing firing...
South Bend man sentenced to 65 years in prison for death of 11-year-old
The suspect convicted in the shooting death of an 11-year-old in South Bend has been sentenced. 21-year-old Dominick Williams, Jr. was sentenced to 65 years...
Oliver Davis enters race for Indiana House District 7
Oliver Davis, a longtime South Bend City Council member, is entering the race for Indiana House District 7, which includes the city’s west side and...
Community Police Review Board declines action on viral arrest in South Bend
The South Bend Community Police Review Board will not move forward on a police encounter from last summer involving a 14-year-old girl. Body camera video...
Sen. Todd Young flips vote on Venezuela war powers resolution
Indiana Senator Todd Young originally joined four other Republicans and Democrats in trying to limit President Trump’s military options in Venezuela. That came shortly after...
Two arrested on drug charges after Berrien County search warrants
Two men are facing drug charges after detectives executed search warrants at two Berrien County locations as part of ongoing narcotics investigations. The first warrant...