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House "Snuffs" Out Cigarette Tax Bill
(STATEHOUSE) - The House has snuffed out Hovernor Daniels’ plea to hike cigarette taxes.
State Legislators Receiving Raises
(STATEHOUSE) - The Senate has voted 39-9 to give legislators a raise.
Indiana Senate OKs Privatization Bill
(STATEHOUSE) - The Indiana Senate approved amendments Monday to the Lottery Privatization bill.
Daniels In Nation's Capital To Discuss Education And Health Care
(WASHINGTON, DC) - Governor Mitch Daniels is meeting with other leaders in Washington DC during the National Governors Association winter meeting.
Senate Approves Full Day Kindergarten
(STATEHOUSE) - The State Senate has approved a plan calling for all elementary schools to adopt full-day kindergarten by the 2009-2010 school year.
Co-Authored Bill Counters Caller ID Spoofing
(STATEHOUSE) - Representative Eric Koch, of Bedford, has co-authored the Telecommunications Privacy Protection Act to allow Hoosier consumers a new level of telecommunications privacy.
New Bill Restricts Where Large Farms Can Be Located
(STATEHOUSE) - A bill created to restrict large livestock farms has been approved in the Indiana House and has been sent to the Senate.
Emergency Weather Radio Bill Passes Indiana House
(STATEHOUSE) - The Indiana House has approved a bill that would require emergency weather radios be installed in most mobile homes.
State Senate Examining Governor's Private Lottery Plan
(STATEHOUSE) - The full Senate will begin looking at Governor Daniels’ lottery privatization plan.
Additional Hoosier Cigarette Tax Lower Than Proposed
(STATEHOUSE) A scaled-back cigarette-tax hike is headed for the full House after squeaking through a committee vote.
State Budget Approved By Committee
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Indiana House Ways and Means Committee has approved a $26-billion, two-year state budget proposed by House Democrats.
Daniels Has Property Tax Reform Hopes
(STATEHOUSE) - Governor Daniels says he still hopes for property tax reforms this session that would let local governments raise money from other sources instead.
Lawmakers Present Their Plan For Lottery Privatization
(STATEHOUSE) - Senate Republicans have unveiled their own lottery-privatization plan.
Additional Cigarette Tax Approved At Statehouse
(STATEHOUSE) - Lawmakers voted to add 54.5-cents on the cigarette tax to pay for health coverage for the uninsured.
Voter ID Law To Include Absentees Voters
(STATEHOUSE) - Indiana may extend its voter ID law to absentee ballots.
Lawmakers Vote Down Latest Property Tax Bill
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Despite having control of the House, Democrats have failed to approve a property tax plan supported by party leaders.
Governor Daniels To Visit Southern Indiana Schools
(MARENGO) - Governor Daniels will be visiting various schools in southern Indiana to promote full-day kindergarten.
State Property Tax Not Axed, Yet!
(STATEHOUSE) - Legislators may cut the property tax this session, but they appear unlikely to abolish it.
Incentive Bill Will Reduce Dependence On Foreign Oil
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Indiana Democratic Senator Evan Bayh says he has bi-partisan support for a bill that would reduce dependence on Middle Eastern oil and increase jobs for the state.
Banning Same-Sex Marriage Passes In Senate
(STATEHOUSE) - The Indiana Senate has passed a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.
Lawmakers Decide To Keep Gasoline Sales Tax
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana House Democrats abandoned a campaign proposal to eliminate the state sales tax on gasoline.
Security Breach On State's Website
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Indiana Office of Technology wants Hoosiers to accept an apology.
House Committee To Vote On Renewable Energy Bill
(STATEHOUSE) - A House committee votes next week on requiring Indiana electric companies to use renewable energy.
Intellectual Property Rights Bill Introduced
(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Democrat Indiana Senator Evan Bayh and Republican Ohio Senator George Voinovich have introduced legislation to improve the enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Daniels To Explain Toll Road Leasing In Nations Capital
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels is headed to Washington D.C.
Late Hoosier Governor Inducted In Journalism Hall Of Fame
(GREENCASTLE) - Former Indiana Governor Frank O’Bannon is being inducted into the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame in April.
Buyer Back In Service After Skiing Accident
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana Congressman Steve Buyer is back at work inside the Indiana Statehouse after injuring his knee while skiing last December.
Committe Approves Governor's Health Plan
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A senate committee has unanimously voted to approve Governor Daniels’ plan to provide health insurance to thousands of uninsured Indiana residents.
New Tax Plan To Give Relief To Homeowners
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana House Democrats presented a plan Tuesday that they hope would give property tax relief to homeowners and local governments more flexibility in raising revenue.
Local Woman Part Of Lobby Efforts
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Approximately 350 American Cancer Society volunteers from across the state will gather today for the American Cancer Society Indiana Lobby Day.
Opponents Upset With Same-Sex Marriage Amendment
(INDIANAPOLIS) - On a party-line vote, a senate committee has passed a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
Group Checks Legislators Hearing
(STATEHOUSE) - Some voters undoubtedly think their legislators don’t listen to them, but it may be they just can’t hear them.
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