Bill advances to set 40 as Indiana’s alcohol ID age
The bill would change a much-ridiculed law that took effect last summer requiring everyone — regardless of age — to be carded for carryout alcohol.
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Dry Indiana tourist town fights alcohol permit
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Bayh joins N.Y. private equity firm
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