Senate panel to consider gambling bill
An Indiana Senate committee plans to consider legislation that would allow riverboat casinos on Lake Michigan and the Ohio
River to relocate inland.
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Indiana House panel approves guns-at-work bill
Bill that would prohibit companies from banning guns in people’s locked cars at work is on its way to the Indiana House floor.
Bill to hold back some 3rd-graders has steep cost
Indiana Senate Education Committee votes 8-3 to advance the bill, which now moves to the Senate Appropriation Committee.
Indiana House panel backs statewide smoking ban
An Indiana House committee approves legislation that would ban smoking in most public places statewide.
Daniels urges optimism during State of State address
Governor acknowledges the economy has been taking a toll on state government and the lives of many Indiana residents.
Daniels to tout state’s relatively solid position in address
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels will deliver the annual State of the State address Tuesday night at 7 p.m. before a joint session of the Indiana House and Senate.
Property tax cap plan could win approval Tuesday
The Indiana Senate could give final approval Tuesday to a proposal that would allow voters to decide whether property tax
limits belong in the state constitution.
Indianapolis resentment
Jealousy toward Indianapolis in the Statehouse shows no sign of letting up, one legislator says.
Legislation to protect car dealers re-emerges at Statehouse
Dozens of Chrysler and General Motors dealers in Indiana were terminated last year. Now, a dealer trade group wants to
block automakers from preying on termination fears to wrest concessions from surviving dealers.
FEIGENBAUM: Bills flying through Legislature at Castroneves’ pace
At a torrid pace, major pieces of legislation are flying
through the Indiana General Assembly, leaving lawmakers with an envious decision: Adjourn early and make Hoosier voters happy,
or stick around and devote attention to other major issues that deserve close scrutiny, but receive short shrift in sessions
bogged down by battles over high-profile partisan matters.
House bill lets voters weigh in on township government
Indiana House has cleared legislation that would allow voters to decide this year whether to eliminate their township trustees
and boards. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration.
Absentee voting bill moves on to Indiana Senate
Legislation that would allow Indiana voters to cast absentee ballots by mail without having an excuse such as being out of
town on Election Day cleared the House on a mostly party-line vote Wednesday.
Indiana lawmakers consider changes to alcohol laws
Microbreweries could sell beer for takeout on Sundays under a bill endorsed by a Senate committee Wednesday.
Indiana Senate OKs bill to delay jobless-tax hikes
The Senate has approved a bill delaying unemployment-tax increases on businesses for a year, but the legislation may face
hurdles in the Democrat-led House.
UPDATE: Panel OKs fines for state open-records violations
Legislation to allow fines against government workers who blatantly violate the state’s public access laws is approved 7-0
by an Indiana House committee.
Bill: Neighborhood associations must allow political signs
A proposal in the Indiana Statehouse would stop homeowners’ associations from banning political signs in members’ yards and
windows near elections.
Indiana House OKs tax caps; measure moves to Senate
The Indiana House approved legislation aimed at putting caps on property tax bills into the state constitution and also a bill that would tighten lobbying and ethics rules.
Immigration redux at the Statehouse
Are Republicans shooting themselves in the foot with another bill targeting illegals?
Bill would check citizenship of Indiana government workers
Sen. Mike Delph of Carmel says his proposal would require state agencies to check the citizenship of new employees and residents
applying for unemployment benefits using an online verification system.
House vote expected on property tax caps
The Indiana House is expected to vote Monday on legislation aimed at amending limits on property tax bills into the state
constitution.