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Increased Cigarette Tax Passes
(UNDATED) - Legislators have approved Governor Daniels’ health-insurance package and a 44-cents-a-pack cigarette-tax hike to pay for it.
Legislators Burn Midnight Oil To Pass State Budget
(STATEHOUSE) - The Indiana General Assembly has adjourned for the year after narrowly approving a new two-year budget, including $550-million in property-tax relief.
Bill Would Permit More School Police Protection
(STATEHOUSE) - A bill submitted for the governor’s approval could allow schools more police authority.
Governor Signs Selective Service Bill
(STATEHOUSE) - Governor Daniels has placed Indiana in line with 38 other states by signing a bill allowing young men to register for Selective Service at Bureau of Motor Vehicles locations.
Sex Offender Bill Changes Heading For Passage
(STATEHOUSE) - Indiana would clamp down harder on some sex offenders and ease up on others under a bill legislators are racing to finish by Sunday’s deadline.
Governor Yet To Sign Slot Machine Bill
(STATEHOUSE) - Governor Daniels has yet to say publicly whether he’d sign a bill allowing slot machines at Indiana’s horse racing tracks.
Agency Shows Higher Property Tax Estimate
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Property tax bills are expected to increase by about 24% statewide this year.
More Details On Lawmakers Pay Raise
(STATEHOUSE) - State lawmakers’ pay raise under a bill signed by Governor Daniels will nearly increase by a factor of two.
Lawmakers Hoping For Property Tax Resolve
(STATEHOUSE) - Legislators in both parties say they’re determined to deliver more than a short-term fix on property taxes.
Lawmakers Get Pay Raise
(STATEHOUSE) - Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels will sign legislation for a raise to state lawmakers.
Home Energy Assistance Extended
(STATEHOUSE) - Governor Mitch Daniels has signed legislation that will extend a sales tax exemption on the amount companies spend on home energy assistance under the low-income home energy assistance program.
Last Week For Indiana General Assembly
(STATEHOUSE) - This is a busy week for state lawmakers as they complete the final week of the regular session.
Business Put On Hold As Senators Mourn
(STATEHOUSE) - Legislators canceled most business Monday as senators traveled to Terre Haute for the funeral of Sen. Tim Skinner’s daughter.
Lugar Pushing Energy Applications
(UNDATED) - Indiana Senator Richard Lugar is urging eligible Hoosiers to become involved in four federal grant programs currently accepting applications.
Health Funding Negotiated
(STATEHOUSE) - Indiana House and Senate negotiators spent their second day of budget hearings reviewing health funding.
Profits From Slots Bill Discussed
(STATEHOUSE) - The Indiana House and Senate have opened negotiations on a racetrack-slots bill, with the discussion focusing on how to maximize Indiana’s cut.
Rokita's Apology Accepted
(UNDATED) - The 13 minorities in the general assembly say they’ve accepted Todd Rokita’s apology, after meeting with the Secretary of State to discuss his use of a slavery metaphor at a Republican dinner.
Seat Belt Law Could Return
(STATEHOUSE) - The House has overwhelmingly rejected requiring seat belts in pickups and SUV’s, but the measure could still return before the legislature adjourns a week from Sunday.
Mayors Gather To Face Falling Property Taxes
(STATEHOUSE) - Mayors from across Indiana gathered outside the Statehouse Wednesday to let lawmakers know they need more financial flexibility because of decreasing property tax revenues.
Plans Announced For Muscatatuck Training Facility
(NORTH VERNON) - Since the National Guard took control of the old Muscatatuck mental facility in 2005, the military continues finding new ways to use the property.
Tax Credit For Movie And TV Productions To Become Law
(STATEHOUSE) - A tax credit for movie and TV productions that shoot in Indiana is on the brink of becoming law.
HPV Virus Bill Approved By Senate
(STATEHOUSE) - The Indiana Senate has approved a bill to give parents information about the link between human papillomavirus and cervical cancer and the availability of an HPV vaccine. The proposal now goes to the governor for consideration.
Rokita Asking For Forgiveness Over "Master And Slave" Wordage
(UNDATED) - Secretary Of State Todd Rokita is asking forgiveness in what he calls “a bad choice of words” at a Republican party event in Washington, Indiana.
State Economic Outlook Less Than Expected
(STATEHOUSE) - Legislative budgeters are shrugging off a slightly more pessimistic economic forecast for the next two years.
Paoli High School Republican Lincoln Day Dinner
(PAOLI) - The annual Republican Lincoln Day Dinner at the Paoli High School will be held this Saturday at the Paoli High School Cafetorium.
Next Two Weeks Important For Successful Bills
(STATEHOUSE) - Legislators have been meeting and voting for three-and-a-half months.
Slot Machine Bill Likely To Pass, Say Republicans
(STATEHOUSE) - Senate Republicans now say a bill allowing slot machines at Indiana’s two horse-racing tracks is likely to pass, with a sweeping property-tax cut the carrot that could close the deal.
Illegal Gambling To Get Stiffer Penalties
(STATEHOUSE) - A plan approved by the state Senate would increase enforcement of illegal gambling.
Moible Home Bill Headed For Daniels' Desk
(STATEHOUSE) - A bill requiring weather radios in mobile homes is headed for Governor Daniels.
Slot Machine Bill Likely To Pass
(STATEHOUSE) - Senate Republicans now say a bill allowing slot machines at Indiana’s two horse-racing tracks is likely to pass, with a sweeping property-tax cut the carrot that could close the deal.
Senate Cuts Property Taxes
(STATEHOUSE) - The Senate has voted to cut property taxes while allowing new local income taxes to make up for it.
Full Day Kindergarten Funding Falls
(STATEHOUSE) - State Senator Vi Simpson saw an amendment to the state budget seeking money for full-day kindergarten go down to defeat.
State's Minimum Wage May Match Nation's Rate
(STATEHOUSE) - Indiana’s minimum wage would be tied to the federal rate under a bill that passed the Senate.
Renewable Fuel Bill Gets New Life
(STATEHOUSE) - A proposal to require a commitment from Hoosier electric companies to use alternative fuels has new life in the general assembly.
Blue Law To Be Suspended For Super Bowl
(STATEHOUSE) - Indiana’s “Blue Law” may be trumped by fans doing the blue.
House Passes Raise For Lawmakers
(STATEHOUSE) - A bill that would boost the salaries of members of the general assembly and provide regular raises for statewide elected officials passed the House Tuesday.
Peterson Pushes "Indy Works"
(INDIANAPOLIS) - With Indianapolis facing a downgrade in its credit rating, Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson is pushing harder than ever at the state level for passage of his “Indy Works” plan.
Statewide Smoking Ban On The Table
(STATEHOUSE) - The debate over higher cigarette taxes has expanded to include a statewide ban on smoking in restaurants and most other public places.
Representative Wants Expansion Of South Bend-Chicago Railroad
(MERRILLVILLE) - A Merrillville state representative is trying to line up funding for an expansion of the South Bend-to-Chicago commuter railroad.
Republicans Want Lease Of Hoosier Lottery
(STATEHOUSE) - Senate Republicans say House Democrats should put aside what they call the “demonization” of privatization and give serious thought to Governor Daniels’ proposal to lease the Hoosier Lottery.
Congressman Baron Hill Offers Open House
(BLOOMINGTON) - Ninth District Congressman Baron Hill and his staff will be holding an open house at their Bloomington office next Tuesday.
Romney Holds "Friend"raiser
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney visited Indianapolis for what his team called a “friend”raiser.
Property Tax Relief Set In Budget Proposal
(STATEHOUSE) - Senate Republicans’ budget proposal calls for $2.4-billion dollars in property-tax relief. But that relief is intertwined with the fate of two other bills.
Senate Republicans Lay Out Spending Plan
(STATEHOUSE) - Senate Republicans have laid out a $26.6-billion-dollar spending plan for the next two years, setting the stage for three weeks of negotiations with the democratic house on a final version.
Indiana Will Raise Minimum Wage, Only If Congress Does
(STATEHOUSE) - A Senate committee has endorsed increasing the minimum wage, but only if Congress acts first.
Romney To Visit Indiana
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Another presidential hopeful will visit Indiana this week.
Bayh Wants To Increase Cancer Research
(UNDATED) - Indiana Senator Evan Bayh lost his mother to breast cancer in 1979. Nearly three decades after Marvella Bayh’s death, her son says there’s not enough money to fund many breast cancer research proposals.
Cigarette Tax Hike Still A Possibility
(STATEHOUSE) - The proposed cigarette tax hike still has a shred of life. That, according to Republican House Minority Leader Brian Bosma.
Healthier Indiana Insurance Program Bill Passed
(STATEHOUSE) - The House Public Health Committee passed an amendment to the Senate’s Healthier Indiana Insurance Program bill that breathes life back into a previous House plan.
Attorney General Carter Fights Automated Dialing Services
(UNDATED) - Is it a right to free speech or just a nuisance? Indiana attorney general Steve Carter took his case against automated dialing services to federal court in Chicago Tuesday.
Bayh Discusses Child Tax Credit
(UNDATED) - Indiana Senator Evan Bayh visited the Day Nursery Clarian Center to tote his co-sponsored middle class opportunity act.
Property Tax Reform To Lower Tax Bills
(STATEHOUSE) - The latest property-tax reform plan at the Statehouse could lower your tax bill by nearly two-thirds in four years, in exchange for new income taxes of as much as 1.2-percent.
State Cigarette Tax Revival Attempt Falters
(STATEHOUSE) - The Indiana Senate has beaten back an attempt to revive a proposed cigarette-tax hike.
Gay Marriage Ban Dead In The Water
(STATEHOUSE) - A proposed amendment banning gay marriage in Indiana is dead—at least for now.
Firework Restrictions Under Discussion
(STATEHOUSE) - Last year, legislators lifted widely-ignored restrictions on when and where you can shoot off fireworks. Now they’re having second thoughts.
Vote On Gay Marriage Ban Set For Tuesday
(STATEHOUSE) - A House committee showdown over a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage is set for Tuesday.
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