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Indiana legislative leaders back ballot law reversal
The top leaders in Indiana’s Legislature support reversing a new law stripping the names of unopposed candidates from local election ballots.
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Indiana House collecting most of boycott fines
The Indiana House has collected most of the roughly $3,000 in fines that most Democratic members faced for their five-week boycott during this year’s session.
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State universities taken to task for tuition hikes
Indiana budget leaders who spent hours grilling state university officials about escalating tuition costs are hoping the pressure will produce a rollback in tuition hikes.
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MAUREEN HAYDEN: Potential ‘Super’ problem awaits
When I first heard Indiana Deputy Attorney General David Miller talk about the need to fast-track legislation that would add child trafficking to the state’s sex offenses, I was baffled.
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Tougher penalties: Committees look at crimes against children
Two legislative study committees charged with paring down Indiana’s criminal code are also looking at racheting up penalties for crimes against children.
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STATE OF THE STATEHOUSE: Legislators charged with overhauling Indiana’s criminal code
Some of the heaviest lifting that will go on in the Statehouse this summer will be done by two groups of legislators with the unenviable task of overhauling Indiana’s criminal code.
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MAUREEN HAYDEN: ‘Go-goers’ set up to fight transition into the ‘slow-go’ group
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels was working at home on a recent Friday when I reached him to talk about the 2010 Census and the numbers that show how Indiana has changed over the past decade.
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Getn tuf on txting: Law banning text and email while driving takes effect July 1
If you’re driving in slow traffic and running late to a meeting, after June 30, you’d better think again before sending a text message to let folks know you’re on the way.
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Moped regulation efforts get revved up in Statehouse
Efforts to regulate the growing number of mopeds on Indiana roads have stalled in past years, but increased concerns about safety may fuel some Statehouse action.
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STATE OF THE STATEHOUSE: Other remedies exist if officer enters home illegally
One of the more curious things going on in the Indiana Statehouse these days is the decision by some lawmakers to second-guess a controversial decision by the state’s judicial branch of government.
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No caps might limit funds
The incoming head of the State Budget Committee has an idea for Indiana State University and other public universities that raised their tuition rates after he warned them not to: He might just block their access to $200 million worth of unspent capital project funding.
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Statewide smoking ban still burning
Stung by criticism from anti-smoking advocates who fear he’ll diminish efforts to combat tobacco use, Indiana Health Commissioner Dr. Gregory Larkin is working to calm those worries.
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Budget bill locks into law ban on collective bargaining for state employees
The $28 billion budget bill passed by state legislators in late April does more than lay out spending plans for the next two years. It also locks into law a ban on collective bargaining for state employees that was issued by executive order six years ago.
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School corporations to undergo operational efficiency reviews
Tucked inside legislation that rewrites the rules for how Indiana public school teachers are evaluated and paid is a requirement that school districts be evaluated on how they’re spending their money.
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STATE OF THE STATEHOUSE: The tabloidish demise of Gov. Daniels potential presidential run
Ever since Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels dropped the bombshell news that he wasn’t running for president, calls from celebrity journalists to his office have plummeted.
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NEW: Daniels signs measure changing Indiana alcohol ID law
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed several new measures into law today, including one that will no longer require everyone buying carryout alcohol to show identification regardless of age.
Daniels signed the law today that states only those appearing younger than age 40 must be carded starting July 1. -
State of the Statehouse: Waiting for Daniels to make a decision
Will he or won’t he?
That’s the big question looming large in the Indiana Statehouse in recent weeks as Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels toys with our curiosity about his political future and potential bid for the White House. -
Despite new alcohol ID law, some retailers will keep carding all
Indiana lawmakers have rolled back a much-disparaged law requiring everyone, regardless of age, to be carded when buying alcohol, but some retailers say they may keep up the practice anyway.
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Governor Daniels signs voucher bill into law, cites resistance to change
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed two more pieces of his aggressive education reform agenda, praising his legislative allies for pushing through what he described as years of resistance to change.
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NEW: Indiana lawmakers approve tracking meth ingredients
A bill to require computerized tracking by Indiana retailers of cold medications used in making methamphetamine has cleared the state Legislature.
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NEW: Deal would set 40 as Indiana alcohol ID age
State legislators have reached an agreement on changing Indiana’s much-ridiculed law requiring everyone — regardless of age — to provide identification when buying carry-out alcohol.
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NEW: Democratic leader wants summer gas tax suspension
The leader of Indiana House Democrats wants the state to suspend taxes on gasoline during the summer in a move he says would save consumers about 40 cents per gallon.
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Piece of state budget would let schools refinance debt
With just days to go to finish their work, some Indiana legislators are trying to give some relief to school districts that have lost millions of dollars because of property tax caps.
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NEW: Teacher merit pay bill heads to Gov. Daniels’ desk
A bill linking teacher pay with student performance has won final legislative approval and now heads to Gov. Mitch Daniels for his signature.
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State of the Statehouse: Big budget bill tops to-do list in final week
After nearly four months of covering the Indiana General Assembly and with one working week to go before the end of its legislative session, I’m beginning to think lawmakers are like journalists: We both need deadlines to get our work done.
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Anti-tobacco group fights for funds
With just days to go until the end of the legislative session, supporters of an anti-tobacco program are working to restore its funding to the proposed state budget.
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School districts rush to get ahead of new bargaining law
School districts throughout Indiana have been rushing to enter into long-term labor contracts with their teachers’ unions in an attempt to skirt a new law that limits what they can put into those agreements.
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NEW: Indiana Senate OKs most expansive voucher plan in US
The Indiana Senate has approved a plan to create the nation’s most expansive school voucher program.
The Republican-ruled Senate voted 28-22 today to advance the bill, which is the most contentious part of GOP Gov. Mitch Daniels’ extensive education agenda. -
NEW: Indiana Democratic leader believes fines law illegal
The leader of Democrats who boycotted the Indiana House for five weeks says he’s uncertain how they will respond to a move by the state Senate to put $1,000-a-day fines against boycotting legislators into state law.
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NEW: First piece of Daniels’ education agenda approved
A bill to restrict Indiana teachers’ collective bargaining rights has cleared its final legislative hurdle, becoming the first part of Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels’ sweeping education agenda to make it to the governor’s desk.
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