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Mass-transit bill leaps one hurdle, heads for another
March 21, 2013
The Statehouse FileA Senate committee Wednesday passed a measure that would give area residents a chance to vote on whether to pay higher taxes
to expand the mass-transit system. Lawmakers sent the bill to the Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee.
MoreHealthy Indiana Plan gets mixed reviews at hearing
March 20, 2013
Associated PressHospital officials praised Indiana's medical savings accounts but some consumer advocates panned them Wednesday during
a public hearing as Gov. Mike Pence seeks federal approval to use the Healthy Indiana Plan to expand Medicaid in this state.
MoreSenators ask for time to study school vouchers
March 20, 2013
Associated PressAny expansion of Indiana's already ambitious school voucher program may have to wait after senators pushed for more information
Wednesday to determine the effects of the fledgling program.
MoreHouse panel rejects live table games at racinos
March 20, 2013
Associated PressAn Indiana House committee has rewritten a gambling bill to keep table games out of Indiana's racetracks and restore money
for counties that host casinos.
MoreWorker training bill gathers steam in Statehouse
March 20, 2013
The Statehouse FileA Senate committee unanimously passed legislation that’s meant to bolster the state’s economy with a new council charged with
aligning work-force training efforts. House Bill 1002 – which already passed the House – now moves to the full Senate for
consideration.
MoreScrap industry backs regulation of oft-stolen items
March 20, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinAn Indiana Senate committee on Tuesday approved House Bill 1441, which would make it illegal to sell air-conditioner coils
or catalytic converters without proof of ownership.
MoreRally denounces proposed Indiana voucher expansion
March 19, 2013
Associated PressA proposal to expand Indiana's private school voucher program was denounced during a Statehouse rally on Tuesday as a
step that would take millions of dollars away from the state's public schools.
MoreKenley drops out as sponsor of mass-transit bill
March 19, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinAlready skeptical of a mass-transit plan for the Indianapolis metro area, influential Sen. Luke Kenley said he decided it
was inappropriate to be listed as a sponsor without giving the bill his unqualified support.
MoreCasinos bet $19M at Statehouse with mixed results
March 16, 2013
Associated PressThe gambling industry spent more than $19 million lobbying at the Indiana Statehouse from 2000-2012, according to reports
filed online by the Indiana Lobby Registration Commission.
MoreLooser Indiana school voucher rules face questions
March 15, 2013
Associated PressThe fate of a proposal to expand Indiana's private school voucher program by making kindergartners and some other students
immediately eligible could come down to something that no one seems to know — how much it will cost.
MoreHead of Indiana business agency gets ethics advice
March 15, 2013
Associated PressThe State Ethics Commission has advised Indiana's top business-recruitment official to separate himself from any decisions
related to tax credits that could benefit a company he co-owns.
MoreIU president encouraged by state budget plan
March 14, 2013
Associated PressA proposed boost in the state's higher education funding is an encouraging step after more than $150 million was cut during
the recession, Indiana University's president said Thursday.
MoreDebate erupts on Indiana's incomplete Medicaid waiver
March 14, 2013
Associated PressIndiana Gov. Mike Pence defended his administration Thursday over criticism from Democratic lawmakers that they have imperiled
Hoosiers' health care by failing to follow proper procedures on Medicaid.
MoreIndiana House rejects governor-college chief wait
March 14, 2013
Associated PressLegislative Republicans have defeated a Democratic proposal aimed at preventing a repeat of Purdue University's hiring
of Mitch Daniels as its new president while he was still governor.
MoreIndiana Senate budget panel looks at college funding
March 14, 2013
Associated PressThe Senate Appropriations Committee is examining the state of higher education funding as it continues Indiana's budget
deliberations.
MorePanel advances tougher synthetic drugs bill
March 14, 2013
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers are advancing a bill that would make it illegal to possess or deal "lookalike" synthetic drugs
similar to those known as "bath salts" and other nicknames.
MoreIndiana lawmakers back tighter cold meds limits
March 13, 2013
Associated PressThe Indiana House will consider stricter limits on purchases of cold and allergy pills that can be used to make methamphetamine
after a committee endorsed them Wednesday, but they rejected even tougher measures sought by several mayors.
MoreFeds delay decision on Indiana Medicaid plan
March 13, 2013
Associated PressThe federal government has delayed action on Indiana's proposal to expand Medicaid because the state hasn't received
public comment on the proposals, but the issue could be resolved quickly with two hearings set for next week, a spokeswoman
for Gov. Mike Pence said Wednesday.
MoreIndiana Senate panel weighs preschool pilot program
March 13, 2013
Associated PressPublic and private school advocates displayed rare unity Wednesday in support of preschool for Indiana children but split
over an effort to give children school vouchers once they complete preschool.
MorePence salary of $111K highest for Indiana governor
March 13, 2013
Associated PressMike Pence's annual salary of $111,687 is the highest ever for an Indiana governor, due to a law that boosts the salary
of the state's chief executive at the beginning of every term.
MoreBill to drug test Indiana welfare recipients advances
March 13, 2013
Associated PressA legislative committee is backing a proposal to require drug testing for some Indiana welfare recipients despite complaints
that it's unfair to the state's neediest residents.
MoreMeat distributor plans plant, 80 jobs in Hancock County
March 13, 2013
Chicago-based Peer Foods Group Inc., a meat producer and distributor, said Wednesday that it plans to create 80 jobs by 2014
as part of a $5.5 million expansion into Hancock County.
MoreIndiana Senate approves new specialty plate limits
March 12, 2013
Associated PressIndiana legislators have approved a proposal overhauling the state's specialty auto license plate system that requires
all the groups with plates to sell 500 a year and undergo a financial review once a decade.
MoreState audit finds Beech Grove finances in disarray
March 12, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinMayor Dennis Buckley requested the audit in March 2012 after uncovering a range of problems, including missing files and delinquent
loans in the Main Street program.
MorePence objects to proposed gambling expansion
March 12, 2013
Associated PressIndiana Gov. Mike Pence is asking lawmakers not to approve an expansion of gambling despite pressure from new casinos in bordering
states.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.