Indiana House panel advances school cellphone crackdown, revised youth social media bills

Bills moving through the Indiana General Assembly would restrict student cellphone use in K-12 schools and tighten regulations around youth social media accounts. (Photo by Casey Smith/Indiana Capital Chronicle)

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Thursday, February 12, 2026 6:46 PM

Both measures now head to the full House after getting reworks in the Education Committee

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Meta begins construction on $10 billion data center campus at LEAP District in Lebanon

Thursday, February 12, 2026 7:20 PM

The company said Meta will pay the full costs for energy used by the data center; and will also donate $1 million per year, over the next 20 years, to the Boone County REMC Community fund to provide direct energy cost assistance to families in need
Environmental dereg bill narrowly moves from Indiana House committee by 6-5 vote

Thursday, February 12, 2026 7:05 PM

William Paraskevas, representing the Sierra Club’s Indiana chapter, criticized the dozens of requirements made voluntary, saying, “If a duty is made optional, is it really still a duty?”
Surprise visitor at Fulton County Commissioner’s meeting says he's responsible for rumored data center

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 7:03 PM

“Fulton County is a great place for a data center from our perspective,” said Thomas Dakich; “If you all don’t want it, then we’ll go to Miami County or some other place. …"
Portage pitching Lake Michigan stadium site to Bears as Illinois deal nears

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 6:44 PM

"It's a place where the highway, the train, and Lake Michigan all come together, and it's positioned to become one of the most advanced destination concepts in the world," Mayor Austin Bonta wrote on social media
Analysts: Impact of Trump endorsements in Indiana primary races uncertain

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 5:28 PM

It’s unprecedented for a president to issue endorsements in down-ballot state primary races, noted Chad Kinsella, a political scientist and director of Ball State University’s Bowen Center for Public Affairs

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Indiana House panel advances school cellphone crackdown, revised youth social media bills

Both measures now head to the full House after getting reworks in the Education Committee

Top Stories

Meta begins construction on $10 billion data center campus at LEAP District in Lebanon

Environmental dereg bill narrowly moves from Indiana House committee by 6-5 vote

Surprise visitor at Fulton County Commissioner’s meeting says he's responsible for rumored data center

Portage pitching Lake Michigan stadium site to Bears as Illinois deal nears

Analysts: Impact of Trump endorsements in Indiana primary races uncertain