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Dems, Republicans bring Obamacare fight to Indy

The conservative Heritage Action for American organization brought its anti-Obamacare tour to Indiana’s capitol city on Monday. Meanwhile, supporters of the existing federal health care law held their own event.

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Pence says new agency to help students find work

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says he's creating a new state agency that will gear public education to better meet the needs of employers, a move that the state's top public education official said she was not consulted on.

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BMV says drivers owe $130M in uncollected fees

Elizabeth Murphy, general counsel for the BMV, told lawmakers at a meeting of the Interim Study Committee on Insurance that uncollected fees have averaged anywhere from $11 million to $13 million annually over the past few years.

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Indiana board considers 1-year delay of patient tests

Indiana's Medical Licensing Board is considering delaying for one year a proposed new rule that would require physicians to conduct annual toxicology tests on some patients as part of a larger state effort to crack down on prescription drug abuse.

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City files nuisance suits against apartments

The two west-side apartment complexes have generated more than 3,200 police runs since 2008, according to the lawsuits. One owner told IBJ on Tuesday he would work with the city to make improvements.

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ACLU fires lawsuit at city on behalf of panhandlers

The suit, filed Friday, says four plaintiffs were soliciting donations downtown within the past week when they were asked by city police to cease the activity and leave the area. The plaintiffs were not violating the city’s existing panhandling ordinance, the lawsuit says.

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City plans to borrow $135M for Rebuild Indy

City officials said Thursday that they intend to spend $350 million over the next three years to improve streets, sidewalks, trails and bridges. More than a third would come from a proposed bond issue.

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