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January 27, 2014
Cold to Shut Down City, Tuesday
IndyGo buses will run on a normal schedule Tuesday, but Indianapolis City Government is shutting down because of the cold. Mayor Greg Ballard announced services will close and everyone but non-essential employees has the day off.
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2014
New Law Puts Gloves On California Bartenders
A new food safety law in California bans culinary workers from touching uncooked food with their bare hands. That means bartenders can no longer drop ice cubes or add garnishes without gloves on, and that's got some unhappy.
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2014
Pelath Seeks Best Strategy For Defeating Marriage Amendment
The minority leader in the Indiana House is drafting an amendment to strip the controversial second sentence out of a constitutional proposal to ban same sex marriage.
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2014
House Bill Provides Alternative Funding For State Highway Maintenance
The Indiana Department of Transportation would be required to work with a third party to investigate alternative funding for the maintenance of state highways under a House bill passed Thursday.
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2014
Bill Would Provide Property Tax Deductions For Disabled Veterans
In 2013, close to 17,000 Hoosier veterans who were totally disabled received veteran property tax deductions. If the bill passes, the number of deductions could increase by almost 25 percent.
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2014
Personal Property Tax Cuts Heads To The Full House
House Bill 1001, authored by Rep. Eric Turner, R-Cicero, would allow county income tax councils to exempt businesses from paying the business personal property tax on any new equipment they purchased. Businesses would not be required to file an application to be eligible for the exemption.
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2014
Commission Discussion IMPD Staffing Shortage
Indianapolis needs at least 200 more police officers. That's the assessment of IMPD Chief Rick Hite and the Fraternal Order of Police. They shared their analysis of a staff shortage Thursday during the first meeting of a commission designated to come up with solutions for the issue.
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2014
DOJ Alleges Fraudulent Security Checks By Firm That Vetted Snowden
Justice says U.S. Investigations Services, the company that cleared both the NSA leaker and Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis, expedited hundreds of thousands of cases that weren't properly reviewed.
Read MoreJanuary 22, 2014
Marion County Readies Central Count Equipment
Marion County is getting equipment in place for a central count of absentee ballots.
It will be used in the May primary.
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January 22, 2014
Lawmakers Consider Bigger Tax Breaks For Individuals, Families
Hoosier individuals and families could get bigger tax breaks under a House bill debated in the Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday.
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