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Despite an increase in Indiana’s pre-K spending per child last year, the report shows On My Way Pre-K still only meets two out of 10 benchmarks the National Institute for Early Education Research uses to judge successful state pre-K programs.

Gov. Mike Braun said he doesn’t like that Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith recently called the Three-Fifths Compromise a “great move.”

Gov. Mike Braun said his first 100 days in office has been a “wonderful opening act” while reflecting Wednesday on a legislative session in which the state budget saw major cuts and property tax reform that didn’t go as far as Braun wanted.

Indiana lawmakers approved a measure that would, in part, allow schools that undergo a mastery-based pilot program to suspend certain state regulations.

The final version of a pharmacy benefit manager reform bill received approval from lawmakers — but some raised concerns that a policy in the legislation would increase drug costs for Hoosiers.

Indiana First Lady Maureen Braun is launching a fundraising initiative to keep the Dolly Parton Imagination Library going statewide. It comes more than two months after Gov. Mike Braun tasked his wife with keeping the program alive.

The state is investigating a fatal case of ehrlichiosis in Floyd County. It’s a tick disease that causes flu-like symptoms, but if left untreated, could kill you. The Indiana Department of Health warns Hoosiers to take precautions against tick bites.

Lawmakers revived an A through F rating system that measures Indiana schools’ performance — but it could face major changes before the end of the year.

Indiana’s major property tax reform is already changing as lawmakers made tweaks on the final night of the legislative session.

Indiana teachers will receive a minimum salary of $45,000 starting in July if Gov. Mike Braun signs a measure passed by state lawmakers. That would boost the state’s minimum pay by $5,000 a year. The final measure also strips a provision that would have required schools to provide paid paternal leave.