Articles tagged as: Eric Holcomb
July 24, 2020
Holcomb Reverses Course: No Penalty In Mask Mandate
Gov. Eric Holcomb reversed course Friday the executive order establishing a statewide mask mandate will include no criminal penalty.
Read MoreJuly 23, 2020
Holcomb Confident In Legal Authority To Issue Mask Mandate
Attorney General Curtis Hill released a non-binding opinion that said even the broad emergency powers in state law dont authorize the governor to issue a mask mandate or attach a criminal penalty to it.
Read MoreJuly 22, 2020
Holcomb Issues Statewide Mask-Wearing Mandate, Effective Monday, July 27
All Hoosiers will have to wear a mask in public starting Monday, July 27, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Wednesday.
Read MoreJuly 22, 2020
Hill Argues Holcomb Doesn't Have Authority To Issue Mask Mandate
Attorney General Curtis Hill, in a non-binding opinion, says Gov. Eric Holcomb doesn't have the authority to mandate Hoosiers wear masks in public or attach a criminal penalty to that order.
Read MoreJuly 15, 2020
Holcomb Extending Indiana's Coronavirus Limits For 2 More Weeks As Hospitalizations Jump
Indiana will extend its current capacity limits for restaurants and bars and other restrictions for at least another two weeks because of an increasing number of coronavirus cases across the state, Gov. Eric Holcomb said Wednesday.
Read MoreJuly 15, 2020
Indiana Left It To County Courts To Release Prisoners During The COVID Crisis. Most Of Them Haven't.
Many governors have ordered the release of certain inmates to help with social distancing in prisons. In Indiana, Gov. Eric Holcomb has resisted calls to do that, leaving it to county courts to depopulate prisons. Most of them haven't.
Read MoreJuly 15, 2020
Indiana Keeps Its Reopening Plan On Hold Through July
Indiana was set to move into its final phase this weekend. But several COVID-19 metrics -- including higher percentages of positive tests and more hospitalizations -- are trending in the wrong direction.
Read MoreJuly 15, 2020
Indiana Schools Reopening Could Be Complicated By COVID-19 Infection Increase
Some states are using COVID-19 infection rates to decide whether a school should resume classroom teaching or offer remote learning options -- so far Indiana does not.
Read MoreJuly 14, 2020
Indiana's Largest Teachers Union Wants Governor To Require Masks For Students
Indiana State Teachers Association called on Gov. Eric Holcomb to take a more direct role in how, or if, schools reopen for in-person teaching.
Read MoreJuly 1, 2020
Indiana Sort Of Presses Pause On Reopening Plan Amid Some Worsening Numbers
Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Indiana will largely press pause on its reopening plan instead of moving to the final phase this weekend.
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