Brandt Hershman

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republicans headed off a scheduled state Senate vote Thursday on a bill aimed at forcing Amazon.com and some other online-only retailers to start collecting Indiana's 7 percent sales tax this summer. The bill that cleared the...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana lawmakers are considering a bill that aims to keep gangs and gang activity out of the state's public schools. State Sen. Brandt Hershman is sponsoring the measure, which was passed unanimously last week by the full...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A pair of Republican senators argued Tuesday for the personal income tax cut that Gov. Mike Pence has made his top priority, while House Republicans across the hall advanced a budget that swaps that cut for education and roads...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The fees tacked onto bills for landline and cellphones for 911 emergency services would become more equalized under proposals that Indiana legislators are considering as they look to shore up funding for counties' emergency...

Lawmakers are considering bringing iPads into the Indiana Statehouse. Two legislative committees are currently taking part in a pilot program to see how iPads affect work flow. State Senator Brandt Hershman said the public will not foot the bill for...

An Indiana state senator is pushing to get the state's corporate income tax reduced during the 2011 session. Senator Brandt Hershman (R-District #7) says the tax hinders job creation because it is among the highest in the Midwest. Right now, that tax...

Tippecanoe County is taking center stage in the efforts to stop gang violence throughout Indiana. The county was chosen to be the first to take part in a gang tracking pilot program put on by the Indiana State Police. They'll work with local and federal...

That's why local government leaders and farmers are pushing this week at the statehouse to keep tax caps out of the state constitution. "Potentially it puts Indiana in a California bankruptcy situation in the future and it doesn't allow our legislators...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The hot-button issue of a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage is likely to be left off the agenda when Indiana lawmakers meet in January. A key supporter, Republican state Sen. Brandt Hershman, told The Indianapolis Star that...