INDIANAPOLIS – On Monday, the Indiana House Committee on Judiciary will hear Senate Bill 471. According to proponents, the bill is meant to protect “critical infrastructure” from damages that occur during protests. However, existing Indiana laws already prohibit trespassing and property damage.
Situated ironically in the midst of Women’s History Month, are Indiana legislators’ latest attempts to restrict women’s reproductive rights. In 1973, the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, establishing a woman’s access to abortion care as a fundamental right.
Young people should remain in the juvenile justice system, regardless of their crimes. Senate Bill 279 would automatically waive juvenile court jurisdiction over children 12 years and older who have been accused of attempted murder or murder, sending children to the adult court and prison systems.
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Senate amended Senate Bill 12, the most current version of hate crimes legislation, Tuesday. The bill still provides that a court may consider bias in imposing a criminal sentence.
Thousands of Indiana Medicaid recipients infected with Hepatitis C will soon be eligible to receive direct-acting antiviral medications, or DAAs, that have a greater than 90% rate of curing the disease.