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• Lawmakers closing loopholes on synthetic drug sales

  State lawmakers, including Rep. Terri Austin, D-Anderson, are poised to expand the definition of synthetic drugs and suspend the retail licenses of business owners convicted of possessing or selling them to combat a growing national epidemic.

  February 22, 2012 1 Photo  

• ‘Right to resist’ bill raises concerns from police

  Police and prosecutors fear a legislative response to a controversial court decision on resisting law enforcement will end up endangering officers and crime victims.

  February 22, 2012  

• Lugar, Mourdock agree to April 11 debate

  The Indiana Debate Commission will host Sen. Richard Lugar and State Treasurer Richard Mourdock in a Republican primary debate on Wednesday, April 11.

  February 22, 2012  

• College credit transfer bill awaits governor’s signature

  The Indiana General Assembly is moving ahead on efforts to contain college costs, which have risen more than 100 percent over the last decade.

  February 21, 2012 1 Photo  

• State aims up with college graduate plan

  Indiana higher-education policymakers are getting ready to adopt an aggressive college-completion plan that will push the state’s universities to reel in their rising costs and dramatically improve their graduation rates.

  February 21, 2012  

• Former US Rep. Katie Hall of Indiana dies at 73

  Former Indiana congresswoman Katie Hall, one of the sponsors of the 1983 legislation that established a national holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. She was 73.

  February 21, 2012  

• Push to expand voucher eligibility falters

  School choice advocates who ended the last legislative session with a bill that created the largest voucher program in the nation have been stymied this session in their efforts to expand the program’s scope.

  February 20, 2012  

• Maureen Hayden: Shepard’s work not done with report on Indiana’s future

  Indiana’s longest serving chief justice will soon leave the Statehouse, but don’t expect him to leave the public eye.

  February 19, 2012 1 Photo  

• Daniels may face gender issue again with top court pick

  For the second time in less than a year, Gov. Mitch Daniels may have the chance to consider appointing a woman to the state’s all-male top court.

  February 17, 2012 1 Photo  

• Legislature looks at expanding historic preservation tax credits

  Under a bill that’s gaining support in the Indiana Legislature, the maximum annual amount of historic-preservation tax credits available to investors would quadruple.

  February 15, 2012  

• Mortgage-fraud settlement money could benefit low-income Hoosiers

  Low-income families struggling to pay their heating bills may get some relief from an unexpected source: The multi-billion-dollar settlement from banks accused of abusive mortgage practices.

  February 14, 2012  

• Anderson’s Ivy Tech on list of measles exposure sites

  Indiana state health officials are working to curb an outbreak of measles in central Indiana that has spread from two to 13 confirmed cases in less than a week. 

  February 14, 2012  

• Proposed bill would streamline college credit transfer process

  Indiana college students worried about whether their credit hours will transfer to another university may get some relief if a proposed higher-education bill passes.

  February 13, 2012  

• Indiana court weighing law on governor’s testimony

  An Indiana Supreme Court justice questioned the state’s efforts to block Gov. Mitch Daniels from giving a deposition in a lawsuit Indiana filed against IBM after Daniels canceled a state contract.

  February 13, 2012  

• Shift to online learning raises questions about costs to schools

  Legislation that would require high school students in Indiana to take at least one online course is meeting resistance from some school administrators who say they can’t afford any more mandates from the state.

  February 13, 2012  

• Official: Indiana among first 10 states to get ed waiver

  President Barack Obama today will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and evaluate students, The Associated Press has learned.

  February 9, 2012  

• Measles cases pop up after Super Bowl

  On Wednesday, the Indiana State Department of Health alerted public health officials in Massachusetts and New York that some of their residents may have come in contact with the rare but highly contagious measles virus when visiting the crowded Super Bowl Village in downtown Indianapolis.

  February 8, 2012 1 Photo 1 Video  

• Ban on Sunday motorcycle sales targeted

  While advocates for Sunday carry-out alcohol sales have had a hard time making their case to legislators, opponents of another “blue law” may be on an easier road to success.

  February 8, 2012  

• Statehouse action resumes after Super Bowl break

  After a timeout to accommodate out-of-town Super Bowl visitors, the Indiana General Assembly is back in session to tackle legislation that had been bottlenecked by a contentious labor bill.

  February 7, 2012  

• Attorney General will seek to block Democratic legal move

  The Indiana attorney general’s office says it will object to a legal move by Democrats to put their 2010 secretary of state candidate in office following Republican Secretary of State Charlie White’s conviction on voter fraud charges.

  February 7, 2012  

• Santorum team finds 49 signatures for Indiana ballot

  GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum’s campaign says it’s found enough valid signatures to get his name on Indiana’s ballot.

  February 6, 2012  

• GOP governor candidate Pence delivers 13K signatures

  Congressman Mike Pence has submitted 13,000 signatures from supporters to get his name on Indiana’s statewide ballot for the governor’s race.

  February 6, 2012  

• Indiana election chief’s voter fraud trial nears end

  Closing arguments are under way at the voter fraud trial of Indiana’s elections chief in a case that could oust him from office.

  February 3, 2012  

• Brady throws NFL, feds curveball

  Super Bowl officials ended up with news stories Thursday that led with Super Bowl-bound quarterback Tom Brady admitting he watched last year’s NFL championship game on an illegal website.

  February 2, 2012 1 Photo 2 Videos  

• One million dollars won’t change Greencastle man

  According to Michael Comer of Greencastle, winning $1 million on a Hoosier Lottery scratch-off ticket won’t change anything about him. And, if his initial reaction is any indication, he is telling the truth.

  February 2, 2012  

• Super security goes into place for Super Bowl

  Law enforcement officials charged with Super Bowl security are taking extraordinary measures to prevent a terrorist attack, but they’re also working to keep the event from being a field day for common criminals.

  February 1, 2012 1 Photo 1 Video  

• Indiana joins right-to-work ranks, governor signs bill

  Indiana has become the first Rust Belt state to enact the contentious right-to-work labor law prohibiting labor contracts that require workers to pay union representation fees.

  February 1, 2012  

• Indiana Senate approves right-to-work bill

  Indiana’s Senate has passed right-to-work legislation, placing the state on the verge of becoming the Rust Belt’s first to enact the contentious labor law.

  February 1, 2012  

• In Colts' city, Patriots fan offers warm welcome

  In a city that loves its Indianapolis Colts and loves to hate the archrival Patriots, the Stadium Tavern is a geographic anomaly.

  January 31, 2012 1 Photo 1 Video  

• Rep. Dan Burton won’t seek re-election

  GOP sources report that Rep. Dan Burton, longtime Indiana Congressman, won’t seek election for a 16th term.

  January 31, 2012  

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