David Long

Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma said it would “let people think about it a little bit” before lawmakers return next January.

A bill to extend civil rights to gay, lesbian and bisexual — but not transgender — people will most likely be taken up by the full chamber.

Republicans in Indiana aren’t in agreement on extending state civil rights protections to include sexual orientation and gender identity.

INDIANAPOLIS — The top Republicans in the Indiana Senate removed a conservative senator from a leadership position this week in the wake of an intraparty fight over amending the state’s constitution to ban gay marriage.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate’s leader is placing the proposed state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage with a committee he controls for vetting.