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March 28, 2017
House Committee Wrestles With Vaping Regulations
Legislation regulating e-liquids has gotten complicated as a House committee struggles to impose rules on the industry while avoiding constitutionality issues.
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Senate Changes Road Funding Bill, Adds New Fees
Senate lawmakers put their own stamp on this session's comprehensive road funding bill while keeping the measure's primary tax increase intact.
Read MoreMarch 27, 2017
Senate Committee Approves Watered-Down BMV Voter Registration Bill
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles would be required to offer Hoosiers the chance to register to vote more often under legislation approved by a Senate committee.
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Bill Aimed At Preventing 'Faithless' Presidential Electors
A Senate committee approved legislation to ensure Indiana's presidential electors don't go rogue.
Read MoreMarch 23, 2017
Committee Cuts Back On Guaranteed Gaming Payouts To Counties
An alteration in committee would reduce guaranteed money paid to counties across the state each year that comes from gaming revenues.
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How Purdue's Rolls-Royce Facility Might Affect Defense Appropriations
Dignitaries cutting the ribbon Thursday at a new Rolls-Royce research facility at Purdue University say increased defense spending proposed in President Trump's budget could enable growth of the school's fledgling aerospace park.
Read MoreMarch 22, 2017
Committee OKs New Public Records Search Fee
Under the bill - which received unanimous support from the committee - if a public records request takes a government agency more than two hours to search for, the agency can charge up to $20 per hour.
Read MoreMarch 22, 2017
House Committee Debates Abortion Bill's Constitutionality
Legal experts and lawmakers can't agree on the constitutionality of a proposal that would require parents be notified if their underage daughter goes to court to get consent for an abortion.
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Protections For Student Journalists Pass Senate Committee
Legislation that would offer high school journalists the same legal protections as professional journalists moved closer to law Wednesday.
House Bill 1130 would prevent public K-12 schools from disciplining students for expressing their First Amendment rights in a school-funded publication.
Read MoreHouse Bill 1130 would prevent public K-12 schools from disciplining students for expressing their First Amendment rights in a school-funded publication.
March 22, 2017
Committee Adds Controversial Gun Bill To Different Gun Bill
The original bill's author says the move is a "backup plan." House Bill 1071 allows people protected by restraining orders to carry handguns without a license for up to 60 days. The controversial measure passed the House last month and is awaiting a hearing in the Senate.
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