Lawmakers have been debating whether to keep township government around for more than a decade. The Senate's approach would ...

It would also wipe out as many as 350 other townships across the state, pushing a decadelong effort to trim what many see as ...

Two proposed Indiana bills could cause small townships to lose their governing independence. House Bill 1315 would eliminate ...

With key legislative deadlines for the first half of session looming, the Indiana House and Senate passed numerous bills ...

Two Republican-led bills that would substantially reduce the number of townships using different methods, while not outright deleting them, have been filed.

Senate Bill 270 will require the state Department of Local Government Finance to compile data on each township, except those ...

Rep. Shonkwiler proposes a bill to modernize Indiana townships, streamlining services for increased efficiency, now moving to the Senate for consideration.

Hundreds of Indiana township governments could be forced into consolidation under a renewed attempt in the Legislature for streamlining the 1,000-plus such bodies across the state. A House committee ...

Though townships provide important services, including poor relief and fire protection, lawmakers are looking more closely at ...