Field guide to upcoming Senate deadlines
Alright everyone! We have arrived at one of the most confusing times in the Senate again and we want to ensure that no one is lost in the whirlwind coming [...]
Senate Democrats leave session in protest of supermajority watering down bias crimes bill
INDIANAPOLIS -- On Tuesday, the Indiana Senate Democrats walked out of the Senate Chamber in protest of the disrespect shown by Senate Republicans in amending a bias crimes bill into [...]
Tallian highlights glaring omissions in House budget proposal
INDIANAPOLIS –State Senator Karen Tallian (D-Ogden Dunes) released the following comments after the Indiana House Republican Caucus released their state biennial budget proposal: “Why is it that the House budget [...]
Committee Republicans narrowly defeat Niezgodski student voting bill
INDIANAPOLIS – Today, State Senator David Niezgodski’s (D-South Bend) Senate Bill 139 was narrowly defeated in the Senate Committee on Elections with a vote of 4-5. This proposal would have [...]
Lauded Niezgodski adoption bill approved by senate committee
INDIANAPOLIS – On Monday, the Senate Committee on Family and Children Services unanimously approved State Senator David Niezgodski’s (D-South Bend) Senate Bill (SB) 398. This bill aims to improve the [...]
History of bias crimes bills in the Senate
In the last five years, bias crimes proposals have been introduced each year in the Senate with no success—many failed to even be heard in committee. This year, it is [...]