Articles tagged as: 2021 legislative session
February 15, 2021
Former Ed Chiefs McCormick, Ritz & Reed Criticize Voucher Expansion Legislation
A bipartisan group of former Indiana education chiefs are speaking out against Republican-led legislation to expand the states private school voucher program.
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House Committee Passes 'Unproven And Unethical' Abortion Reversal Bill
Indiana doctors would be forced to tell patients their medication-induced abortions can be reversed under legislation approved by a House committee Monday.
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Bill Would Block Future Election Changes By Governor, Election Commission
Indianas governor and Election Commission would be blocked from ever again changing how and when an election is conducted under a bill passed by a Senate committee Monday.
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Business Leaders Criticize 'Heavy-Handed' Indianapolis Bills
Bills advancing in the Legislature would take steps such as block the citys regulations on rental properties, demand changes to the city bus system, shift control of the Indianapolis police department to a governor-appointed board and strip much of the authority from a citywide zoning board.
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Bill Would Create Guidelines For Wind And Solar Farms, Override Stricter Local Laws
Lawmakers have proposed state guidelines for wind and solar farms -- like how far they can be from neighboring property owners. Under a new House bill, local governments wouldn't be able to make ordinances stricter than those guidelines.
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Weekly Statehouse Update: House GOP Budget Proposal, Eliminating Handgun Licenses
House Republicans unveil their budget proposal. Lawmakers debate eliminating Indianas license to carry a handgun. And the Senate approves a bill giving local city and county leaders more power to overturn health orders. Heres what you might have missed this week at the Statehouse.
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NAACP: Carbon Tax Resolution Ignores Harm To Low-Income, Black, Brown Communities
The Baker-Shultz Carbon Dividends Plan proposes taxing companies that emit greenhouse gases and returning that money to U.S. households.
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Bill Expanding Long-Term Care Visitation Moves To House
The measure approved by the Indiana Senate would require health facilities to allow at least one caretaker to visit a resident during compassionate care situations.
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Cub Protection Act Legislation Passes Through Committee
A house bill passed out of committee this week that would prohibit direct contact with lions, tigers and bears in Indiana.
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Bill Author, Purdue Expert Urge Hearing For Bill On Lead Testing In Preschools, Day Cares
Kids with lead poisoning can have trouble learning, behavioral issues, and poor kidney function. Its especially harmful to children under the age of 6.
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