Articles tagged as: Indiana Senate
January 22, 2016
Road Funding Debate Puts Governor Against Fellow Republicans
The road funding debate gripping the Statehouse this year has led to a strange dynamic, with Republican Gov. Mike Pence and Democrats pushing back against a House GOP plan to raise taxes.
Read MoreJanuary 21, 2016
Adoption Records Bill Clears Senate
The Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation Thursday that seeks to allow adopted children access to information about their birth parents.
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2016
Bill Would Allow Statehouse Staffers To Carry Handguns In Capitol
Indiana lawmakers can carry guns in the Statehouse, and they want their staff members to be able to do the same. A Senate committee Wednesday approved a bill granting that permission.
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2016
Indiana Lawmakers Developing Solution To Big Box Store Property Taxes
A Senate committee approved its version of big box assessment legislation Tuesday. A House committee will consider its own bill later this week.
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2016
Bills Targeting Meth Production Advance Out Of Committee
The House shot down a prescription-only bill targeting pseudoephedrine sales, but two other bills targeting meth production advanced out of Senate committee.
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2016
Lawmakers Consider Giving Pharmacists The OK To Reject Cold Med Sales
Indiana legislators are set to consider a proposal that would give pharmacists the authority to turn away suspicious customers trying to buy a common cold medicine that's used to make methamphetamine.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2016
Sen. Jim Arnold Will Not Seek Re-Election Next Year
Arnold represents District 8 which encompasses the majority of LaPorte County and the eastern part of Michigan City.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2016
Effort To Open Indiana Adoption Records Gaining Support
Efforts to open records from Indiana's closed adoptions era - 1941 to 1993 - have failed for years, largely to shield birth mothers who don't want to be contacted. But changes made to this year's version of the bill are already showing signs of changing minds and ensuring the measure's passage.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2016
Freeman Announces Candidacy For Indiana Senate Seat
Aaron Freeman, an Indianapolis City-County Councillor, announced Wednesday he will run for the seat being vacated by fellow Republican Sen. Patricia Miller.
Read MoreJanuary 12, 2016
ISTEP Bills Pass Indiana House And Senate
Indiana lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved bills giving teachers and schools a one-year reprieve from being punished for poor student performance on ISTEP exams.
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