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February 25, 2015
Bill To Increase HPV Vaccines Defeated By House
The Republican-controlled House has killed a controversial measure that aimed to boost HPV vaccination rates in order to reduce the prevalence of cervical and other cancers in Indiana.
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Senate Passes Cold Medicine Legislation
The Indiana Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would require Hoosiers with drug related offenses to obtain a prescription before purchasing cold and allergy medicine. The authors say it's the next step in the fight to reduce methamphetamine production.
Read MoreFebruary 25, 2015
Gaming Bill Easily Passes House
The gaming bill would allow riverboats to move on land, give casinos a 10 percent tax credit for new construction, and allow racetrack casinos to replace some of their electronic table games with table games that have live dealers.
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Senate Passes Bill Giving Hoosier Microbreweries Permission To Make More Beer
The bill allows small breweries to increase their annual production limit from 30,000 barrels per year to 90,000.
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Senate Leader: Indy Eleven Stadium No Priority
The House was expected to vote on a bill Wednesday that would capture tax revenue generated at the stadium and a hotel to be built by Indy Eleven owner Ersal Ozdemir to pay off bonds for a proposed $82 million, 18,500-seat stadium in downtown Indianapolis.
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Indiana Senate Passes Resolution To Add Balanced Budget Amendment
If the amendment is approved by the House this session, it would be need to be passed again in 2017 or 2018 before heading to the ballot for the voters' approval.
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Senate Passes Religious Freedom Restoration Act
The Indiana Senate Tuesday passed the religious freedom restoration act. The controversial bill limits state and local governments from infringing on Hoosiers' religious practices.
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2015
House Republicans Reject Democrats' Budget Amendments
House Republicans Monday rejected Democrats' attempts to make changes to the state budget bill. Those proposed changes included a major alteration to the school funding formula.
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Net Metering Bill Halted In House
The proposed legislation made changes to the system by which utility companies purchase excess electricity from Hoosiers who produce energy through alternative means, such as solar panels. Utilities would buy that energy at a lower price, and be able to charge alternative energy users fixed monthly fees for using the energy grid.
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2015
Locals Get To Keep Casino Revenue Under Changes Approved By House
The House has stripped language out of a controversial gambling bill that would have cut millions of dollars in funding that goes to communities where casinos are located.
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