Articles tagged as: Indiana Senate
January 22, 2018
Senate Takes Historic Step, Passes Sunday Alcohol Sales Bill
A Sunday alcohol sales bill has never so much as passed a Senate committee before this year, let alone the whole chamber.
Read MoreJanuary 18, 2018
Senate Rejects Amendment To Sunday Sales Bill
Sen. Karen Tallian's proposed amendment would make Sunday alcohol sales available like every other day - from 7 a.m. to 3 a.m.
Read MoreJanuary 16, 2018
Senate Approves Bill To Expand Baby Box Locations
The Senate unanimously passed legislation to expand locations where baby boxes can be used, even as some senators express concerns surrounding the devices.
Read MoreJanuary 11, 2018
Bill To Lift Ban On Drug Offenders Receiving SNAP Moves To Senate
The ban includes any conviction of Schedule 1 drug offense, for example: cocaine, marijuana, opioids, and LSD.
Read MoreNovember 27, 2017
Indiana Legislative Staff Face Some Limits On Carrying Guns
A section of both the House and Senate policies say employees are prohibited from bringing handguns into any meeting related to personnel matters, including evaluations, disciplinary action and human resource discussions.
Read MoreNovember 22, 2017
Lawmakers Put Burden On Opposite Chambers In Bias Crimes Debate
Republican leaders in both the House and Senate say it's the other chamber that controls the fate of the bias crimes bill in the 2018 session.
Read MoreOctober 10, 2017
Merritt Pushes Dramatic Increases To Gun, Drug Crime Penalties
Sen. Jim Merritt (R-Indianapolis) says Indiana's criminal justice system has broken down at the court level.
Read MoreSeptember 7, 2017
Attorney General Staffer Picked To Complete Senate Term
Victoria Spartz will serve District 20, north of Indianapolis, through the end of the term in 2020.
Read MoreJuly 17, 2017
Mishler To Take Over As Indiana Senate GOP Budget Architect
Ryan Mishler will replace retiring lawmaker Luke Kenley as the Senate's budget architect.
Read MoreJuly 5, 2017
Senate Budget Architect Kenley To Retire This Fall
Indiana State Senator Luke Kenley, one of the most influential lawmakers at the Statehouse, will retire later this year after 25 years in office.
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