By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 18, 2025 For a second time this legislative session, Indiana lawmakers on Thursday backed away from passing a bill which organizations that advocate for ...

Indiana lawmakers removed a controversial public camping ban from an unrelated piece of legislation in a conference committee ...

While most homeless people stay in shelters across Indy, the number of unsheltered residents has tripled since 2019. A state camping ban could force arrests.

Camping is a foundation outdoor adventure. Often tying other outdoor activities together, it doesn’t matter if you’re going ...

It comes after the 6-3 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Grants Pass v. Johnson last year, which held cities can ban outdoor ...

Indiana lawmakers have revived controversial bill language that would ban homeless people from camping on public land through a last-minute amendment to a Senate bill, with no chance for public input.

Senate Bill 197 as it stands Wednesday afternoon makes street camping illegal and a jailable offense, said state Sen. Ron ...

More than a dozen Senate Republicans joined Democrats in voting against the legislation, which makes camping on public ...

It wasn’t until my sister and our boyfriends spent a weekend at Raccoon Lake in Indiana that my whole worldview flipped upside down. I discovered that I am, in fact, a lover of camping. Here’s why.

Indiana's proposed public camping ban, which originated with a Texas-based think tank, has now died twice this legislative ...

Indiana lawmakers have revived controversial bill language that would ban homeless people from camping on public land through a last-minute amendment to a Senate bill, with no chance for public input.