Former GOP lawmakers Mike Delph and John Ruckelshaus are running in a crowded GOP primary to flip Indiana’s swing State Senate District 29. Local water fights and endorsements are shaping the race ahead of the May 5 primary.

The mayor-appointed Indianapolis Public Education Corporation meets Tuesday to begin overseeing IPS and charters and to weigh an operating referendum amid a budget shortfall.

Noblesville residents told state regulators that opaque fees and rising electric bills are squeezing households during a packed listening session. The IURC will compile testimony into a May–June report.

Sheriff Ruben Marte9 sued Attorney General Todd Rokita, asking a federal court to block SEA 76 that would force local jails to honor ICE detainers without judicial warrants.

The president’s FY2027 budget includes nearly $2B to replace Indianapolis’ Roudebush VA Medical Center — a major construction request that still needs Congressional approval.

Advocates in Indiana are pushing to tighten rules around jailhouse informant testimony after a Notre Dame clinic helped free a man who spent 27 years behind bars.

Gov. Mike Braun has suspended Indiana’s 7% sales tax on gasoline for 30 days to ease pump prices. State officials will monitor stations and the attorney general will handle complaints.

Councilor Jesse Brown says an IMPD officer shoved him during a downtown protest near Lucas Oil Stadium and that he has filed a formal complaint. Local politics and oversight questions are now in play.

State Sen. J.D. Ford and a crowded Democratic field are vying to unseat Rep. Victoria Spartz in Indiana’s May 5 primary. Registration closes April 6.

A judge remanded the SD 38 ballot dispute to the Indiana Election Commission after an expungement, complicating the Republican primary days before voting. The commission must decide whether the change alters eligibility.

A Noblesville High School freshman has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether schools may ban student flyers with political slogans. The petition challenges a Seventh Circuit ruling that sided with the district.

Eli Lilly asked the Supreme Court to narrow qui tam whistleblower rules after a trebled $183M judgment, arguing the law hands enforcement power to private litigants.

Two former Hobart Township employees say they will file federal lawsuits alleging sexual harassment, retaliation and discrimination inside the trustee’s office.