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Union suing to block Indiana right-to-work law
February 22, 2012
Associated PressInternational Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 says a suit being filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Hammond claims
the right-to-work law violates the federal and state constitutions.
MoreLawmakers back penalties over farm lawsuits
February 22, 2012
Associated PressThe Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-3 Wednesday in favor of the bill that would give judges discretion on whether to order
the person filing a frivolous lawsuit to pay the farm's court costs and attorney fees.
MoreLawmakers eye early finish after contentious start
February 16, 2012
Associated PressRepublican House Speaker Brian Bosma told House members Thursday that he and Senate President Pro Tem David Long were planning
to wrap things up by March 9. The 2012 session is formally scheduled to end by March 14.
MoreBill seeks school superintendent contract disclosure
February 16, 2012
Associated PressA bill that would require Indiana's school boards to disclose all financial details of proposed superintendent contracts
before voting on them drew only positive comments during a public hearing before a legislative panel.
MoreLegislators advance ban on school bus fees
February 15, 2012
Associated PressA legislative committee has endorsed a bill that would prohibit Indiana's public school districts from charging fees for
school bus service.
MorePlan to drug-test Indiana welfare recipients stalls
February 15, 2012
Associated PressA bill to require drug-testing for some Indiana welfare recipients has failed in a legislative committee after concerns were
raised about the possible $1 million cost to start the program.
MoreDaniels wants few exemptions to Indiana smoking ban
February 15, 2012
Associated PressIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels says he hopes legislators will send him a statewide smoking ban bill with a short list of exemptions.
MoreIndiana legislators back bill for alcohol amnesty law
February 14, 2012
Associated PressIndiana legislators are nearing agreement on a bill that would shield people from arrest on alcohol charges if they report
that someone is intoxicated and needing medical help.
MoreTelecommunications companies push bill to defend turf from state network
February 11, 2012
The new law would prevent the I-Light data network from straying beyond its stated mission of serving the state’s colleges
and universities.
MoreAdvocates want no weakening of Indiana smoking ban
February 9, 2012
Associated PressAnti-smoking advocates aren't happy about an 18-month exemption for bars that's included in a bill for a statewide
smoking ban, and are aiming to prevent the proposal from being watered down.
MoreBallard to veto tougher smoking-ban proposal
February 9, 2012
IBJ StaffIndianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard plans to veto a proposed ordinance that would expand the city’s public smoking ban,
his spokesman confirmed Thursday.
MoreIndiana union leader promises no Super Bowl skirmish
February 2, 2012
Associated PressThe president of Indiana AFL-CIO is promising union members will not disrupt the Super Bowl festivities in Indianapolis after
efforts to block right-to-work legislation failed.
MoreDaniels signs right-to-work bill into Indiana law
February 1, 2012
Associated PressIndiana has become the first Rust Belt state to enact a right-to-work labor law, prohibiting employment contracts that require
workers to pay union fees or join unions.
MoreIndiana Senate sends right-to-work bill to Daniels
February 1, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana's Senate passed right-to-work legislation Wednesday morning by a vote of 28-22, placing the state on the verge
of becoming the Rust Belt's first to enact the contentious labor law.
MoreState Senate deadlocks over school start date bill
January 31, 2012
Associated PressThe state Senate has deadlocked over whether to support a bill that would largely prohibit Indiana's public schools from
starting their school years until late August. The Senate also voted 45-5 in favor of a bill requiring schools to teach cursive
writing.
MoreDaniels signs new penalties for sex trafficking
January 30, 2012
Associated PressIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed a law Monday giving prosecutors more tools to battle human sex trafficking ahead of this
weekend's Super Bowl.
MoreIndiana Senate broadens teaching creationism proposal
January 30, 2012
Associated PressLegislators on Monday broadened a proposal aimed at allowing Indiana's public schools to teach creationism in science
classes to require that such courses include origin-of-life theories from multiple religions.
MoreIndiana right-to-work bill on way to final vote
January 30, 2012
Associated PressThe Senate labor committee's Republican members voted 6-1 Monday morning to advance the bill to the full Senate.
MoreIndiana battles legislative 'creep' in short session
January 29, 2012
Associated PressIndiana senators have introduced 415 bills so far and House members have filed another 400, including so-called vehicle bills,
which act as sort of blank slates for lawmakers to amend ideas onto.
MoreIndiana legislators OK tougher sex-trafficking law
January 27, 2012
Associated PressA bill to toughen Indiana's penalties for sex trafficking is on its way to Gov. Mitch Daniels for him to sign into law
ahead of next weekend's Super Bowl in Indianapolis.
MoreIndiana House backs broader ban on synthetic drugs
January 26, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana House has approved a bill that would broaden the state's ban on synthetic drugs to include compounds nicknamed
"bath salts" and others that mimic marijuana.
MoreIndiana right-to-work bill on speedy path in Senate
January 26, 2012
Associated PressIndiana could become the 23rd right-to-work state as early as Wednesday depending on how soon Gov. Mitch Daniels decides to
sign the labor bill.
MoreFight looming over banning smoking in Indiana bars
January 26, 2012
Associated PressSome Indiana legislators are expected to push for exempting bars and certain other locations from a bill calling for a broad
statewide smoking ban.
MoreIndiana House deals blow to organized labor in Rust Belt
January 25, 2012
Associated PressOn Wednesday, Republican lawmakers cleared the way for right-to-work legislation, which would make it a Class A misdemeanor
to require somebody to become a union member or pay union dues as a condition of employment.
MoreIndiana House approves right-to-work bill
January 25, 2012
Associated PressThe state's Republican-controlled House of Representatives has cleared the way for Indiana to become the first right-to-work
state in the traditionally union-heavy Rust Belt.
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