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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.

Ind. governor signs $30B state budget into law

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:13:22 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Gov. Mike Pence signed Indiana's new two-year, $30 billion budget into law Wednesday, praising its tax relief measures and other provisions as incentives that would lure new investment and jobs to the state.

Indiana Statehouse ceremony honors late Gov. Bowen

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:33:55 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Gov. Mike Pence bowed his head in silence Wednesday during a solemn Statehouse memorial for former Gov. Otis "Doc" Bowen as an honor guard posted in the domed Rotunda kept watch over the late governor's official state portrait and bronze bust.

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.

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.

AP Exclusive: GOP worries derailed Turner post

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:39:45 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - A ranking Indiana House member under scrutiny for using his position to help his children was passed over to head the powerful House Ways and Means committee last year because fellow Republicans were concerned about his and his daughter's lobbying efforts, lawmakers told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

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.