Articles tagged as: 2019 legislative session
March 15, 2019
Students Skip Class To Demand Action On Climate Change
Its part of 120 such events planned around the country and several around the world.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2019
Indiana House GOP School Funding Plan: Cut $105M Of Aid For Low-Income Students
Indiana House Republicans want to cut more than $105 million from state funds earmarked for students from low-income families.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2019
Teachers Ask For Better Pay, School Funding As Lawmakers Propose A New Cut
Senate lawmakers heard hours of testimony Thursday from teachers and education professionals urging the state to give schools, and ultimately teachers, more money.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2019
Utility Legislation: Upgrading Infrastructure Or 'Blank Check'
A controversial bill moving through the state Senate would make changes to a law that lets utilities more quickly recover the costs of certain projects from ratepayers.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2019
Indiana Lawmakers Revise Bill On Passing Stopped Buses
The Indiana House Courts and Criminal Code Committee on Wednesday amended the bill to bar schools or camera vendors from making money from the camera enforcement.
Read MoreMarch 13, 2019
Lawmakers Aim To Loosen Adoption Advertising Restrictions
If Hoosiers post online that theyre interested in adopting a child, theyre technically committing a crime in the state of Indiana.
Read MoreMarch 11, 2019
Hate Crimes Laws Don't Often Lead To Hate Crimes Charges
Researchers analyzed more than 300 bias-motivated homicides around the country over nearly three decades. And hate crimes charges were filed in less than one-third of those cases.
Read MoreMarch 11, 2019
Lawmakers Work To Expand Payday Lending Options Some Say Are Predatory
A bill to cap Indianas rate at 36 percent failed in the first half of the legislative session. Another bill, allowing different types of high-interest loans, passed out of the Indiana Senate.
Read MoreMarch 11, 2019
Coalition Urges Legislators To Kill Subprime Lending Expansion Bill
A coalition of veterans, church leaders and advocacy groups gathered at the Statehouse Monday to oppose legislation that would expand subprime lending in Indiana.
Read MoreMarch 8, 2019
E-Cigarette Tax Would Impact Small Businesses
Indiana does not tax e-cigarettes and vapor products, but its one of many states that might create one this year.
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