While all eyes were on Super Tuesday and the national press, here’s what happened Tuesday in Indiana.
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Legislation regulating panhandling, IndyGo, syringe exchanges, and charter schools advanced out of the Senate Tuesday, the last day bills could be heard in either chamber. (The Statehouse File)
Indiana legislators have voted to end the mandatory use of student standardized test results in teacher evaluations, dropping a requirement long opposed by teachers. (IBJ)
A controversial amendment attached to a northwest Indiana transit bill has passed through the Senate. (Indy Star)
Needle exchange programs in Marion County and eight others have new life after votes in the House and Senate. (WIBC)
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Most Indiana schools will receive a top rating when 2019 A-F grades are released this week, but that grade won’t say much about a school’s performance. (Chalkbeat Indiana)
The House and Senate both approved legislation Tuesday cracking down on underage tobacco sales. (Journal Gazette)
The seemingly never-ending drama surrounding Griffith’s exit from Calumet Township appears close to coming to an end. (Times of Northwest Indiana)
Although Indiana’s May primary is still a couple of months away, it looks like former Vice-President Joe Biden is benefitting from Pete Buttigieg’s decision to drop out of the Presidential race. (Indy Politics)
The DePauw University Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to appoint a vice-chancellor at Washington University in St. Louis as the next president of DePauw. (Inside Indiana Business)
