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'Ho-hum' study panels carry great weight
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS -- From the ho-hum to the fiery, the bitterly divisive to the harmoniously bipartisan, the Indiana General Assembly's summer study committees are much more important than their name would imply. Lawmakers announced plans to study an array...Tags: Economic Policy, Politics, Money and Monetary Policy
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Indiana Legislature passes $30 billion budget
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana General Assembly approved a two-year, $30 billion budget early Saturday that gives Gov. Mike Pence a partial victory in his quest for an income tax reduction and restores some money cut from education and...Tags: Personal Income, Justice System, Charter Schools, Indiana Legislature, Amazon.com Inc.
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Indiana lawmakers face big job and big questions
Members of the Indiana House and Senate gathered Tuesday for the traditional Organization Day at the Indiana Statehouse. Newly elected members were sworn into office alongside reelected members. Majority and minority leadership have been established,...
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GOP lawmakers to pursue "right to work" legislation in 2012 session
It was the lasting image of last year's legislative session.
House Democrats fled to Champaign, Ill. for almost six weeks. It was a move that served its purpose for Democrats: House Republicans did not have the quorum they needed. Ultimately, the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Unemployment
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GOP begins Indiana General Assembly work without Democrats
Tribune Staff WriterINDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana General Assembly began the process Monday of moving on with the legislative session, despite the continued absence of Democrats in the House of Representatives. The Senate Appropriations Committee listened to testimony on the...Tags: Justice System, Laws, Elections, Republican Party, Indiana
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How long will Indiana Statehouse standoff go?
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana House of Representatives remained frozen in place for the eighth straight day Tuesday, and party leaders offered few indications that a thaw might be negotiated in the near future. The House adjourned about 3:30 p.m. with...Tags: Career and Workplace, Elections, Republican Party, Indiana, Michigan
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Indiana House passes gay marriage ban
INDIANAPOLIS -- A ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions is one step closer to being in Indiana's constitution. The state House of Representatives voted 70-26 on Tuesday in favor of a measure that would allow Indiana voters to decide whether to adopt...Tags: Elections, Laws, Indiana, Michigan, South Bend (St. Joseph, Indiana)
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Indiana lawmakers take aim at alcohol ID requirement
INDIANAPOLIS — For all those Hoosiers annoyed with having to show their IDs when buying alcohol — even if they look old enough to have lived through Prohibition — relief could be on the way. The Indiana House of Representatives approved...Tags: Elections, Justice System, Laws, Michigan, Judges
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