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House swipes at health law with repeal of medical device tax
June 8, 2012
Republicans in the U.S. House joined with 37 Democrats to pass a bill repealing a medical-device tax, chipping away at the
2010 health-care law in a victory for companies including Indiana-based Zimmer Holdings Inc. and Boston Scientific Corp.
MoreColleges could be banned from using tax funds for marketing
April 19, 2012
Bloomberg NewsFor-profit U.S. colleges, including Carmel-based ITT Educational Services Inc., would be barred from spending federal taxpayer
money on advertising, marketing and recruiting under a Senate bill targeting the education-based businesses.
MoreUnion says right-to-work law violates free speech
April 9, 2012
Associated PressUnion attorneys are using a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gave corporations and unions the green light to spend unlimited
sums of cash on campaign ads as part of a legal effort to overturn Indiana's new right-to-work law.
MoreGovernor signs state smoking ban into law
April 4, 2012
Associated PressIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed the smoking ban bill and other legislation during a ceremony Monday morning at his Statehouse
office.
MoreCouncilors to introduce new smoking-ban proposal
March 21, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressTwo City-County Councilors are prepared to take another stab at enacting a stronger public smoking ban in Indianapolis. And
this time they think Mayor Greg Ballard will approve.
MoreGovernor signs bill regarding residents resisting police
March 21, 2012
Associated PressGov. Mitch Daniels has signed into law a bill laying out when Indiana residents might be legally justified in using force
against police officers.
MoreGovernor signs state smoking ban into law
March 19, 2012
Associated PressIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed the smoking ban bill and other legislation during a ceremony Monday morning at his Statehouse
office.
MoreDaniels signs public access, nepotism bills
March 19, 2012
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is toughening penalties for public access violations and cracking down on nepotism in local government.
MoreCarmel councilors want final say on city's debt
March 15, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinCarmel City Councilor Eric Seidensticker on Thursday morning proposed an ordinance that would require the council to sign
off on any additional debt. The ordinance is backed by at least five of the seven councilors.
MoreMinor Indiana school reforms find last-minute success
March 12, 2012
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers signed off on minor school changes at the close of the 2012 session while reining in broader efforts sought
by state schools Superintendent Tony Bennett.
MoreIndiana legislators approve smoking restrictions
March 9, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana Senate has narrowly approved a statewide smoking ban proposal, sending it to the governor for his expected signature
into law. The ban exempts Indiana's bars, casinos and private clubs such as veterans and fraternal organizations.
MoreIndiana House approves statewide smoking-ban bill
March 8, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana House voted Thursday night to approve a statewide smoking ban bill, setting up a vote Friday in the state Senate
on whether the restrictions will be on their way to becoming law.
MoreStill no decisions on Indiana smoking, police-entry bills
March 7, 2012
Associated PressLegislators finished work Wednesday without an agreement yet on just how comprehensive a statewide smoking ban they might
adopt and without the support of a major police group for a proposal laying out when residents might be legally justified
in using force against police officers.
MoreTalks continue on Indiana tax, spending plans
March 6, 2012
Associated PressIndiana lawmakers are working toward final agreement on several tax and spending issues in the last days of this year's
legislative session.
MoreTalks start on Indiana smoking-ban compromise
March 5, 2012
Associated PressLegislators began negotiations Monday toward a compromise on proposed statewide smoking restrictions, with a leading supporter
of a comprehensive ban saying the bill shouldn't prevent cities and counties from adopting tougher ordinances.
MoreOhio River bridge plan calls for tolls on 3 spans
March 5, 2012
Associated PressThe governors of Indiana and Kentucky on Monday agreed to use tolls to pay for two new Ohio River bridges and a revamped Interstate
65 bridge over the river, all in the Louisville metropolitan area.
MoreIndiana retailers face penalties over 'bath salts'
March 5, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana House has given final legislative approval to a proposal toughening state laws that prohibit businesses from selling
synthetic stimulants nicknamed "bath salts" or other drugs that mimic marijuana.
MoreBill for alcohol amnesty law goes to governor
March 2, 2012
Associated PressLegislators have approved changing Indiana law to shield people from arrest on alcohol charges if they seek out medical help
for someone who is intoxicated.
MoreFight over tuition for immigrants derails bill
March 1, 2012
Associated PressIndiana senators fearing a backlash from conservatives scuttled an expansive education proposal this week after it was amended
to grant in-state tuition to illegal immigrants already enrolled in state schools.
MoreBill requiring stage inspections heads to governor
March 1, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana Senate voted 41-5 Thursday in favor of the bill giving the state Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission
the power to regulate stages and other temporary structures.
MoreIndiana Senate approves diluted state smoking ban
February 29, 2012
Associated PressFor all the bluster a statewide smoking ban sparked at the beginning of the 2012 legislative session, the version Indiana
lawmakers may end up approving seems little more than a wisp of smoke.
MoreIndiana senators approve state fair, education money
February 29, 2012
Associated PressState senators allocated more state money for victims of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse and full-day kindergarten as
part of a broad spending plan approved Wednesday.
MoreSenate considers changes to state smoking-ban bill
February 28, 2012
Associated PressIndiana senators are ready to begin tinkering with a proposal to ban smoking statewide in some private establishments.
MoreIndiana House passes bill requiring stage inspections
February 27, 2012
Associated PressAll large, temporary outdoor stages like the one in last summer's deadly Indiana State Fair collapse would face temporary
state inspection standards under a bill approved Monday by the Indiana House.
MoreIndiana funding jump would end kindergarten fees
February 25, 2012
Associated PressParents across Indiana weary of paying sometimes-hefty fees for their children to attend full-day kindergarten classes could
soon catch a break.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.