Indiana Gov. Mike Braun is likely to sign a bill granting himself a "military police force" within the National Guard that critics say gives federal troops too much leeway to police cities and towns.

A bill allowing the Indiana governor to deploy a “military police force” of the Indiana National Guard throughout the state advanced out of the House Wednesday amid heated debate, but legal experts ...

Indiana's governor would have command of a new military police force under a bill passed Wednesday by the Indiana House. Why it matters: Uninvited and unwanted law enforcement forces have entered ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A bill has been introduced that would enable the governor to deploy a military police unit consisting of Indiana National Guard members to any part of the Hoosier state. House Bill 1343 ...

Sen. Scott Baldwin, R-Noblesville, defends his Indiana National Guard “military police” bill on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Photo by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz/Indiana Capital Chronicle) Legislation creating a ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WSBT) — A new bill could allow Indiana Governor Mike Braun to have sole control to activate and deploy a military police force of the National Guard anywhere in the state. The bill ...