Senator Mike Delph (R-Carmel) is proposing to reward high-performing schools with fewer state regulations.
Some lawmakers worry the beginning of the session will foster more cooperation than the end.
Current County Commissioner Mark Stoops will become Indiana's 40th District Senator after his election victory.
Renovations to the Monroe County courthouse are complete, but government agencies will have to shut down for several days while they relocate.
State Senate candidate Reid Dallas and State House candidates Bob Heaton and Peggy Mayfield will not be attending candidate forums.
A $30,000 increase in the commissioners’ Rural Transit fund could help push an expansion of public transportation.
Mark Stoops has been chosen to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Vi Simpson.
Monroe County Commissioner Mark Stoops Thursday became the first Democrat to officially declare his candidacy to replace Vi Simpson in the Indiana Senate.
Monroe County Commissioner Mark Stoops says he will seek to fill the Senate seat being vacated by Vi Simpson.
Stoops has been a vocal opponent of I-69, and voted against the highway earlier this year as a member of the Bloomington MPO.