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Indiana’s reading recovery ranks 6 out of 36 in national report

By MACKENZI KLEMANN Indiana Capital Chronicle Researchers from Harvard and Stanford ranked Indiana’s reading recovery as...

GOP secretary of state race scrambled as U.S. Sen. Banks’ staffer enters

By TOM DAVIES Indiana Capital Chronicle A staffer to U.S. Sen. Jim Banks joined the Republican...

Next 2 weeks could sway chances of  Chicago Bears picking Indiana stadium site

By TOM DAVIES Indiana Capital Chronicle The next couple of weeks appear crucial to whether the...

State abortion ban law stands as high court rejects challenge

By TOM DAVIES Indiana Capital Chronicle Indiana’s near-total abortion ban has survived a key legal challenge...

New Indiana transparency dashboard details how state agencies spend federal grants

By CASEY SMITH Indiana Capital Chronicle Federal grants accounted for 42% of Indiana’s general revenue in...

Teen gunmen open fire on mosque, killing 3 men, then themselves

By JULIE WATSON and EUGENE JOHNSON  Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two teenage shooters opened fire...

Possible recounts of very tight Indiana Senate races could extend into July

By TOM DAVIES Indiana Capital Chronicle It could take several weeks to complete a recount —...

Indiana schools face stricter cellphone rules under new ‘bell-to-bell’ law on July 1

By CASEY SMITH Indiana Capital Chronicle Gov. Mike Braun ceremonially signed Indiana’s new “bell-to-bell” school cellphone...

Grocery prices rose in April, but gas spikes weren’t the only reason

By DEE-ANN DURBIN  AP Business Writer Americans paid more for their groceries last month, but high...

Robert Garton, former leader of Indiana Senate  for 26 years, dies at age 92

By TOM DAVIES Indiana Capital Chronicle Former Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Robert Garton, who died...