Democratic state Sen. J.D. Ford is aiming for a jump to Congress with a challenge to Republican U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz.
After joking about conspiracies against cattle farmers and rival Italian beef sandwiches, Indiana senators voted Jan. 13 to advance a bill naming the breaded pork tenderloin the state sandwich.
Gov. Mike Braun delivered a State of the State speech Wednesday night that was heavy on achievements, light on new goals and with a few football callouts.
All nine U.S. House and 100 Indiana House seats are up for election this year, along with half of the 50 Indiana Senate seats.
With 2026 already underway, there are a few faces we are watching in state government. Will Indiana’s Senate Republican leader face pushback from his own caucus?
Lawmakers and Indiana’s education secretary preview legislative priorities that are likely to be debated in the coming weeks.
Six days after a senior official at the Food and Drug Administration sent a sweeping internal email claiming that covid vaccines had caused the deaths of “at least 10 children,” 12 former FDA commissioners released an extraordinary warning in the Dec. 3 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Indiana legislators face some hefty fiscal decisions on how much they want to go along with the broad federal tax cuts that President Donald Trump pushed through Congress last summer.
Beginning Jan. 1, more than half a million low-income Indiana residents won’t be able to use government food assistance to buy sugary drinks or candy.
The Republican-dominated Indiana Senate voted 19-31 on Thursday against redrawing the state’s congressional districts — spurning months of demands from President Donald Trump.
The chair used for firing squad executions is shown in the execution chamber at the Utah State Correctional Facility. Photo courtesy of the Utah State Department of Corrections, ICC.
Sen. Liz Brown, R-Fort Wayne, answers questions about redistricting on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at the Indiana Statehouse. Photo by Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle.
A nurse gives an MMR vaccine, which is 97% effective against measles when two doses are administered. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Ryan Mishler on the Indiana Senate floor on Dec. 11, 2025.(Photo by Casey Smith/Indiana Capital Chronicle)
People cram into a room at the Indiana State Library for a “Make Indiana Healthy Again” event on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (Leslie Bonilla Muñiz/Indiana Capital Chronicle)
The changes, dubbed "Smart SNAP," are part of the "Make Indiana Healthy Again" plan launched in April by Gov. Mike Braun's administration, with celebrity support. (Courtesy logo)
A map of the 2025 draft congressional plan. Indiana Capital Chronicle, Photo Provided
Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, right, speaks during a January 2025 news conference with other Republican senators. (Casey Smith/Indiana Capital Chronicle)
Justices debated whether releasing the cell phone data of a driver in a car accident case is appropriate. (Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle)
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, in blue, looks at an aerial overview of Google’s data center project in Fort Wayne during an announcement and groundbreaking ceremony on April 26, 2024. (From Holcomb’s official Flickr)
