Lawmakers Return for Part 2 of Session

Lawmakers return to Indianapolis for the remainder of the 2026 legislative session after voting down redistricting in a special early-session vote in December. High school students achieve a nearly 92% graduation rate in 2025, the highest on record. A proposal to extend Indiana’s syringe exchange programs for another decade receives a committee hearing this week. Host Jill Sheridan is joined by Democrat Terry Austin, Republican Whitley Yates, Ebony Chappel of Free Press Indiana, and Niki Kelly of the Indiana Capital Chronicle to debate and discuss this year’s top stories.