Articles tagged as: Indiana General Assembly
February 18, 2016
House Democrats' LGBT Amendment To Workforce Policies Bill Dismissed
The vast majority of House Republicans dismissed a Democratic amendment Thursday that would've barred employment discrimination against the LGBT community.
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Additional Regional Cities Money In Jeopardy
Full funding for all three winners of Indiana's Regional Cities Initiative is in jeopardy after Speaker Brian Bosma said Thursday a bill to provide those dollars is stalled in the House.
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2016
Bill Would Ban Disposing Of Fetal Remains As Medical Waste
A bill currently moving through the Indiana legislature would require all fetal remains to be cremated, interred, or both.
Read MoreFebruary 8, 2016
Bill Regulates Daily Fantasy Sports But Doesn't Call It Gambling
The bill to regulate online fantasy sports operations like DraftKings and FanDuel easily passed the Senate, but the legislation's path through the House isn't as secure.
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2016
Civil Rights Bill Dies In Indiana Senate
The sponsor of the Indiana Senate's bill to extend anti-discrimination protections to lesbian, gay and bisexual people is pulling the proposal from consideration, dealing a serious blow to efforts to pass legislation this year.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2016
Deadline To Keep Bills Alive In Indiana Statehouse Looming
The deadline is Wednesday to move bills from one chamber to the next and several major bills have yet to move.
Read MoreJanuary 22, 2016
Pence Signs Bills Helping Teachers, Schools In ISTEP Aftermath
Gov. Mike Pence Thursday signed two bills that shield teachers and schools from the 2015 ISTEP+ scores.
Read MoreJanuary 7, 2016
Senator Pushes For Mandatory Cursive Curriculum, Again
Sen. Jean Leising, R-Oldenburg, continues the fight to place cursive writing back into the curriculum after the Indiana Department of Education made cursive optional in 2011.
Read MoreJanuary 7, 2016
Alternate Civil Rights Bill Leaves Out Transgender People
A Republican state senator who previously proposed granting Indiana civil rights protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people has unveiled a new bill that would leave transgender rights out of the equation.
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