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Republicans Call For Special Session On Tax-Relief
(STATEHOUSE) - Indiana House Republicans are proposing an additional 200-million dollars in property-tax relief, and calling for a special session to enact it.
Bedford Man Attends Tax Rally In Greenwood
(STATEHOUSE) - State Representative Woody Burton of Greenwood held another tax protest Monday night at a restaurant in his hometown.
Assessor Inexperience Upsets New Tax Commissioner
(STATEHOUSE) - The new state tax commissioner says the inexperience of local assessors bears part of the blame for soaring property tax bills.
Steele And Murphy Call For Spending Caps
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Two Republican legislators are the latest to call for spending caps as part of state law.
Congressman Warns Of Continued Iraqi Violence
(WASHINGTON, D-C) - Indiana Republican Congressman Dan Burton says the violence in Iraq will not end anytime soon—those thoughts following a car bombing in central Baghdad today— which killed at least six people and wounded 12 others.
Microvote General Told To Pay Up For Violations
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A voting machine company is being ordered to pay $350,000 to the state for 198 violations of Indiana election laws.
Property Tax Protest Rally To Be Held Tonight
(STATEHOUSE) - Another tax protest is set for this evening.
Skillman Responds To County Reassessment Plan
(STATEHOUSE) - Indiana Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman is responding to Indiana House Speaker Pat Bauer’s assertion that the state should pay for new county reassessments, saying it makes “no sense.”
House Speaker Approves Daniels Reassessment Order
(STATEHOUSE) - Indiana Speaker of the House Patrick Bauer applauds Governor Daniels for ordering reassessment for more counties.
Voting Centers Becoming Popular In Indiana
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Two areas in Indiana are getting rave reviews for using voting centers in the May primary.
Indiana Speaker Praises Daniels Property Tax Reassessment
(STATEHOUSE) - Indiana Speaker of the House Pat Bauer applauds Governor Daniels for ordering reassessment for more counties.
Lugar Wants A Stop To White House Briefings By Aides
(WASHINGTON) - Indiana’s senior senator is calling political briefings given by Bush White House aides to high-ranking diplomats “inappropriate.”
Democrat Considers Hoosier Republican For National Position
(CHARLESTON, S.C.) - One of the presidential candidates says he’d consider Indiana Senator Richard Lugar for Secretary of State, and it’s one of the Democratic candidates.
Rep. Koch Named To State Commission
(INDIANAPOLIS) - State Representative Eric Koch, of Bedford, has been named to the Indiana Commission of Courts by the Speaker of the House Patrick Bauer.
Committee Hearings Held On Property-Tax Reform
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Taxpayers are telling legislators they need the courage to try a new taxing system.
Bauer: Do-Over Shouldn't Stop With Marion County
(INDIANAPOLIS) - House Speaker Patrick Bauer says a do-over of reassessment shouldn’t stop with Marion County.
Governor Candidate Says Send Out The Checks
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Richard Young says the property-tax rebate checks approved by the legislature should go out immediately.
Panel Chosen To Examine Indiana's Government
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Governor Daniels has named the rest of the seven-member commission that will examine whether to abolish some layers of government.
Governor's Table Built By State Inmates
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The new conference table in the governor’s office is the product of eight inmates and a staffer from the Westville Correctional Facility in Laporte County.
Parties Tour Potential Debate Locations
(UNDATED) - Representatives of the Commission on Presidential Debates complete a two-day swing through Indiana Wednesday, checking out the state’s two candidates to host a debate next year.
Campaign Finance Reports Show Daniels Ahead Of The Pack
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Campaign finance reports reveal that Republican Governor Mitch Daniels has nearly four times as much money on hand as one of his democratic challengers.
Hamilton Doubts Soldiers Can Hold Their Own In Iraq
(UNDATED) - A former co-chair of the Iraq study group says he’s doubtful Iraqi forces can hold there own, when it comes to security, at least not in the foreseeable future.
Bayh Touting Medical Bill For Troops
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Senator Evan Bayh is touting the passage of a bill that aims to improve medical care for thousands of U.S. military members injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Daniels Appoints New DLGF Director
(EVANSVILLE) - Governor Mitch Daniels has appointed an Evansville woman to head the Department of Local Government Finance.
Current Military Strategy Not Succeding, Says Lugar
(WASHINGTON,DC ) - Indiana Senator Richard Lugar is one of the most recent Republicans to break away from President Bush’s policy in Iraq.
Bosma Wants Property Tax Payment Installments
(STATEHOUSE) - The blame game over those skyrocketing property taxes continues.
Long Thompson Announces Governor Run
(UNDATED) - Former Congresswoman Jill Long Thompson, a Democrat from Marshall County, has tossed her hat into the ring for governor.
Huntingburg Mayor Blames State For Local Tax Spikes
(HUNTINGBURG) - Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels says the increased local property tax bills, which in some cases have doubled is simply due to excessive spending at the local level.
Former Congresswoman Seeking Governor Seat
(ARGOS) - Former Congresswoman Jill Long Thompson plans to formally announce a run for governor Tuesday.
Statewide Smoking Ban Favored By Lawmakers
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Some Indiana lawmakers are advocating a statewide ban on smoking in most enclosed public places.
Lugar Wants Immediate Military Reduction In Iraq
(WASHINGTON) - Indiana Republican Senator Richard Lugar tells CNN’s Late Edition the U.S. should immediately start reducing its military presence in Iraq.
Protesters Gather At Governor's Mansion
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Hundreds of homeowners gathered Saturday outside the governor’s residence to call for relief from rising property taxes.
Lt. Gov. Announces New Tourism Promotion
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman and officials from the Indiana Office of Tourism Development will hold a news conference later this morning at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.
Group Pushes Hill To Endorse Tobacco Regulation
(JEFFERSONVILLE) - Smoking opponents are pressing Ninth District Congressman Baron Hill to endorse a bill that would let the Food and Drug Administration regulate tobacco products.
Lugar Discusses Iraq War Comments
(WASHINGTON, D-C) - Indiana Senator Richard Lugar is discussing the request he made last week that President Bush pull back U.S. troops currently in Iraq, train Iraqi forces and begin to draw down the American force there.
New Laws Include Weather Radios
(EVANSVILLE) - New state laws take effect today, including one to require mobile homes to have weather radios.
Democratic Candidate For Governor Files Finance Report
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim Schellinger says he’s cracked the million-dollar mark in his fundraising.
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