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January 30, 2015
Legislation Would Allow Alcohol At Retirement, Nursing Homes
Residents at Three Meadowood Retirement Community in Monroe County worked on the proposal after the home was cited by state excise police for serving alcohol without an alcohol beverage permit.
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2015
Republicans Make A Move To Remove Ritz As Chair Of Board Of Education
The House Education Committee voted in favor of a bill Thursday that could remove State Superintendent Glenda Ritz from her position as the chair of the State Board of Education. If the bill passes, the state superintendent would not automatically serve as chair of the state board of education, but would still remain a board member.
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2015
Bill To Regulate Vaping Liquids Narrowly Escapes Committee
The production of e-liquids, also known as vaping liquids or e-juices, is essentially unregulated in Indiana.
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2015
Pence Spikes "JustIN" State News Service After Uproar
Pence issued a memo to leaders of state agencies, informing them that the state would not create the new website, which was to have been named "Just IN," and instead would work to update an existing website that contains news releases and notices of public meetings.
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2015
Obama's Budget Would Undo Broad, Automatic Cuts Made In 2013
The across-the-board spending cuts, known as the sequester, reduced defense and domestic budgets by hundreds of millions each. Republicans are expected to fiercely defend that plan.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2015
Senate Panel Votes In Favor Of Sawed-Off Shotguns
The proposed legislation would align state and federal law, legalizing sawed-off shotguns in the Hoosier state.
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2015
Inmates Won't Be Making Hoosier License Plates
After a months-long bidding process, the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles signed a contract with Intellectual Technology Incorporated for the California-based company to produce the state's license plates.
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2015
Lawmakers Considering Legalization Of High-Fenced Hunting Preserves
Advocates for high-fenced deer hunting preserves want lawmakers to finally end the debate over their existence in a battle that goes back a decade.
Read MoreJanuary 22, 2015
Meth Legislation Hits A Dead End At Statehouse
Bills aiming to reduce Indiana's meth problem by requiring prescriptions for some cold medicines probably won't be considered in House or Senate committees this session, key lawmakers said.
Read MoreJanuary 22, 2015
Bill Would Remove Rolling Papers From Drug Paraphernalia List
When reviewing a law that passed last session, Sen. Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, found that possession of rolling papers - a Class A misdemeanor - was actually a higher offense than possession of marijuana.
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