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Indiana lawmakers to review ISTEP test troubles

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:07:39 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana lawmakers said Thursday they will spend the coming months reviewing computer troubles with a statewide standardized test, the use of land banks to sell vacant property and other problems uncovered around the state.

Ind. lawmakers returning to consider veto override

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:04:35 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana lawmakers are returning to the Statehouse for one day next month to possibly override Republican Gov. Mike Pence's veto of a local tax measure.

Indiana lawmakers approve 12 percent of 2013 bills

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:07:51 -0400

FORT WAYNE, Indiana - Measures filed in the Indiana General Assembly this year faced about 1-in-8 odds of making their way to the governor's desk.

Tighter Ind. drunken driving law seems unlikely

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:17:10 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Some key Indiana legislators don't expect the state to adopt a federal safety board's recommendation that the threshold for drunken driving be cut nearly in half.

Pence approves Indiana school safety grants

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:33:31 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Gov. Mike Pence signed a bill Tuesday that will help Indiana schools hire more resource officers to improve safety as lawmakers continue discussions about whether school staff and volunteers should one day be armed.

Ind. coal-gas bill stalls C02 pipeline project

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:49:54 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Legislation state lawmakers passed last week that the developers of a proposed Indiana coal-gasification plant say effectively kills their project also has dealt a blow to a Texas company's plans for a pipeline that would carry carbon dioxide to the Deep South for extracting oil from depleted Gulf Coast oil fields.

Lawmaker may push drug overdose protection bill

Thu, 02 May 2013 09:25:13 -0400

VALPARAISO, Indiana - Jean Whittemore said when she called to check on her son at 8 p.m. Feb. 19, the woman with him said he had taken a sleeping pill at his father's home in Valparaiso.

Lawmaker may push drug overdose protection bill

Thu, 02 May 2013 09:21:33 -0400

VALPARAISO, Indiana - A northwestern Indiana lawmaker who helped pass a law shielding people from prosecution if they seek help in an emergency for someone drinking illegally is considering expanding the bill to include drug cases.

Ex-Ind. lawmaker pleads guilty to vote fraud

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:39:41 -0400

VERNON, Indiana - A former state representative and Democratic campaign consultant from southern Indiana was sentenced to nine months in jail and nine months' probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to three counts of vote fraud.

Mixed performance from Pence in first Ind. session

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:10:12 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - At the end of his first session as governor, Mike Pence's influence at the Statehouse remains tough to assess.

Legislature puts 'pragmatic' before 'conservative'

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:29:08 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's Republican-led General Assembly chose a more pragmatic style of conservatism after being largely left to its own devices during the 2013 session.

Voucher expansion clears Indiana Legislature

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:17:50 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana lawmakers have approved an expansion of the nation's broadest private school voucher program that will allow more children to be immediately eligible.

Developers: Law will likely kill coal-gas plant

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:15:31 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Developers say legislation passed by Indiana lawmakers requiring regulators to review a $2.8 billion coal-gasification plant to be built in southwest Indiana will likely kill the project.

Ind. bill banning secret videotaping stumbles

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:02:17 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - A bill that would make it illegal to secretly take videos or photographs that could make a business look bad stalled Friday in the Indiana Legislature amid debate over whether it would squelch whistleblowers trying to expose wrongdoing.

Indiana casinos winning few gains from Legislature

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:01:20 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Legislature isn't going to boost the state's casinos nearly as much as supporters had wanted as they face greater competition from neighboring states.

Size of Indiana income tax cut remains undecided

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:12:18 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's new state budget will include at least a small personal income tax cut, although legislative leaders said Wednesday they weren't certain whether it will be as large as Republican Gov. Mike Pence wants.

Democrats question Indiana budget priorities

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:14:32 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Democratic lawmakers say Republicans who control the Indiana Legislature have misplaced priorities as they work toward a final agreement on a new state budget.

In-state tuition for veterans heads to Pence desk

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:10:16 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - More military veterans are set to qualify for in-state tuition at Indiana's public universities.

Black lawmakers question if racism is behind bill

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:24:08 -0400

MUNSTER, Indiana - Black lawmakers are urging Gov. Mike Pence to veto a bill that would force a northwestern Indiana township to cut the amount of money it designates for relief programs for the poor, saying that racism in general and specific hatred toward the township trustee is at the core of the legislation.