Indiana lawmakers fail to wrap up session
Lawmakers hoped to adjourn by midnight, days before a March 14 statutory deadline for finishing business, but are still bogged
down on several issues.
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Workplace guns bill gets final legislative OK
The Indiana General Assembly approved a bill that lets workers keep firearms locked in their cars in trunks or out of sight
while parked on company property.
Indiana lawmakers still hoping to adjourn Thursday
Lawmakers are close to a compromise on a work-site guns bill, but remain farther apart on several other issues.
Ethics bill gets final legislative approval
The most sweeping bill in years to tighten Indiana ethics and lobbying rules goes to Gov. Mitch Daniels for his likely signature
into law after a 97-0 vote.
Bill approving Sunday microbrew sales heads to governor
The Indiana Senate has given final legislative approval to a bill allowing Indiana’s microbreweries to sell beer for carryout
on Sundays.
Indiana Senate strips jobs provisions from bill
Republican leaders in the Indiana Senate stripped several tax credits and other measures to create jobs from an unrelated
agricultural bill Monday.
$22.3 billion public pension merger poised to fail again
Key House Democrat recommends summer study for a Gov. Daniels legislative priority: consolidation of the $14.2 billion Indiana
Public Employees Retirement Fund and the $8.1 billion Indiana State Teachers Retirement Fund.
Ethics bill clears Senate with unanimous support
The most sweeping Indiana legislation in years to tighten ethics and lobbying rules cleared the state Senate 50-0 Thursday
and appeared headed soon to Gov. Mitch Daniels for his signature.
Indiana House OKs tax-increase repeal, jobs bill
The Indiana House approved legislation Wednesday that would repeal an unemployment-insurance tax increase and approved a package
of tax credits and other incentives designed to create jobs.
‘Net metering’ bills advance in General Assembly
Indiana lawmakers have taken another step in advancing legislation that supporters say will give a boost to Indiana's
renewable energy movement.
Rokita wants House to act on redistricting changes
Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita is calling on House Democrats to act on a bill passed by the Senate that would
require that new legislative maps respect county and township lines, preserve traditional
neighborhoods and create compact districts.
Compromise on lobbying, ethics legislation likely
The Indiana House and state Senate each passed bills to tighten ethics and lobbying rules, and the Senate Rules Committee
will take up the House bill on Monday.
Senator backs down on bill altering historic-district rules
Sen. Patricia Miller will put on hold a bill that would have have stripped the Indianapolis Historic Preservation
Commission
of much of its authority. The bill was
prompted by incidents including a dispute over St. John United Church of Christ.
Key business issues clear mid-session hurdle
The first half of a short session will close Wednesday, meaning bills must have passed out of either the House or Senate to
stay alive. Legislation regarding unemployment taxes and township-government reform easily met that deadline.
Indiana House passes watered down smoking-ban bill
The added exemptions include bars, taverns, tobacco shops and fraternal clubs such as American Legion posts.
House approves bill banning texting while driving
The Indiana House has passed a bill that would ban texting or sending e-mails while driving. The House voted 95-3 for the
bill Tuesday and sent it to the Senate for consideration.
Obama unveils 2011 budget with $3.8 trillion in spending
The president’s budget offers tax cuts for businesses, including a $5,000 tax credit for hiring new workers this year, help
for the unemployed and $25 billion more for cash-strapped state governments. Job creation will take precedence over stemming
a surging deficit.
Legislator to continue pursuing smoking-ban bill
Democratic Rep. Charlie Brown of Gary says he will keep pursuing a bill that would ban smoking in most public places.
Lawmakers approaching session’s half-way point
Members of the Indiana General Assembly face a key mid-session deadline this week. Wednesday is the deadline for bills to
pass their house of origin and be sent to the opposite chamber.
Legislative panel to take up bill to ban texting while driving
An Indiana House committee plans to consider a bill that would make it illegal to send text messages or e-mails while driving.