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January 31, 2017
House Approves Syringe Exchange Bill, Sends It To Senate
House lawmakers approved legislation Tuesday to make it easier for locals to establish syringe exchange programs.
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Lawmaker Wants Scratch-Off Lottery Game To Help Homeless Veterans
A Senate lawmaker wants the Hoosier Lottery to create a new scratch-off game to benefit homeless veterans.
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2017
Senate Signs Off On Cursive Bill
The measure has passed the Senate many times, but consistently dies in the House.
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Committee Approves Adoption Background Check Change
Legislation would no longer require adoption agencies to check a national registry of child abuse and neglect cases because the registry doesn't exist.
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Lawmakers Confident In Hoosier State Rail Line Funding
Republican leaders say the Hoosier State Rail Line's future in the next two-year state budget should be secure.
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2017
Groups Rally To Protest Expected Refugee, Immigrant Suspension
Among the series of executive actions Trump could sign, one puts a 120-day ban on all refugee admissions and an indefinite ban on Syrian refugees.
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2017
GOP Lawmakers Face Questions, Doubts At Gas Tax Town Hall
GOP lawmakers faced questions and doubts about their proposals to raise fuel taxes at a town hall meeting, from a crowd that's normally supportive of them.
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2017
Indiana Black Caucus Lays Out 2017 Agenda
The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus' agenda for the 2017 session is nearly as much about bills they want to halt as measures they hope to pass.
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2017
Senate Committee Hears Bills To Aid East Chicago For Lead Crisis
Officials from East Chicago, IN testified in favor of two proposed bills to bring more aid to the city to combat its lead crisis.
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2017
Syringe Exchange Bill Draws Impassioned Testimony From Top Administration Officials
A bill that would give Indiana counties and municipalities the ability to set up their own syringe exchanges passed its first hurtle Wednesday.
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