April 10, 2013
Associated PressA southern Indiana boy has successfully spurred a change in state law that will allow sports leagues to hire youngsters like
him as referees.
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April 9, 2013
Associated PressThe plan keeps much of the additional education spending that House Republicans added to their budget proposal in February.
But the Senate package also includes a $150 million cut to personal income taxes.
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April 9, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinThe state revenue forecast due out April 16 will influence the next two-year budget and possibly help Gov. Mike Pence sell
lawmakers on his proposed 10-percent income-tax cut. Experts predict the numbers won't be much different from those in the
last forecast.
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April 9, 2013
The Statehouse FileThe move—debated Monday in the Indiana House Ways and Means Committee—is meant to subsidize upgrades at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway and make low-interest loans available to other auto tracks and businesses across the state.
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April 9, 2013
Associated PressNatural gas advocates want to create incentives for building fueling stations across the state in hopes that more people will
operate vehicles using alternative fuels.
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April 6, 2013
Ed FeigenbaumIn one 48-hour stretch early in the first week of April, lawmakers provided a truer lay of the session land than in all the
days leading up to it.
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April 6, 2013
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard sat out an April 2 hearing on mass transit because he knew the issue would be shifted to the
Legislature’s back burner.
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April 5, 2013
Associated PressThe leader of the Indiana Senate says he'll kill an amendment that would allow five fenced deer-hunting preserves around
the state to remain open.
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April 4, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressIndiana lawmakers and Gov. Mike Pence drew closer to a budget compromise Thursday with the unveiling of a $30 billion Senate
plan that cuts the state income tax by $150 million and establishes a new roads fund.
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April 4, 2013
Associated PressIndiana Gov. Mike Pence says he believes local school officials should make decisions about security rather than being required
to have an employee armed with a loaded gun during school hours.
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April 4, 2013
Associated PressA proposal to no longer require Indiana's local school superintendents to hold a state superintendent's or teacher's
license is advancing in the Legislature.
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April 2, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinMembers of the state's Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee voted 12-0 on Tuesday morning to stall legislation that would give
central Indiana voters the ability to choose if they want to pay higher taxes for expanded mass transit.
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March 31, 2013
Associated PressThe differences between the electronic and standard table games are being portrayed to state lawmakers as one of life and
death, with proponents of a bill that would allow racetrack table games saying they would add jobs while not substantially
changing what the racetracks already offer.
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March 29, 2013
The Statehouse FileLegislation that was killed last year after passing the Indiana House has been revived this session in hopes of spurring more
historic renovation across the state.
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March 28, 2013
The Statehouse FileThe Indiana House Ways and Means Committee postponed amendments and a vote on a gambling measures Wednesday after supporters
of the state’s horse-track casinos renewed their fight to get live dealers at their table games.
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March 28, 2013
Associated PressRepublican pundit Mary Matalin is among several celebrities lobbying Indiana lawmakers to oppose a bill banning filming at
farms and factories.
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March 26, 2013
The Statehouse FileThe state House of Representatives sent Gov. Mike Pence a bill Tuesday that requires the Indiana Economic Development Corp.
to make job-creation reports transparent to taxpayers and policy makers.
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March 26, 2013
Associated PressThe General Assembly has passed a bill that would allow craft micro-distilleries to operate in Indiana and sell their liquor
on-site.
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March 26, 2013
Associated PressTougher marijuana possession and dealing penalties could be added to a proposed overhaul of Indiana's criminal sentencing
laws by legislators after Gov. Mike Pence questioned whether the plan was strict enough on low-level drug offenders.
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March 25, 2013
Associated PressConsumers would face tighter limits on the quantities they could buy of cold and allergy pills often used to make methamphetamine
under a proposal approved by Indiana lawmakers.
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March 25, 2013
Associated PressRepublicans typically invoke Ronald Reagan's "11th Commandment" when they're fighting within the family,
and there's been plenty of infighting recently over Gov. Mike Pence's tax cut at the Statehouse.
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March 23, 2013
J.K. WallWith fewer state dollars coming with more strings, Indiana’s public universities are altering their strategies in big
and small ways to receive as much money as possible from the state.
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March 21, 2013
Associated PressThe two groups most likely to benefit from changes made by Indiana House Republicans to the state budget asked Thursday that
the Senate Appropriations Committee maintain new funding for roads and schools, and maybe find a little more.
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March 21, 2013
Associated PressHouse Speaker Brian Bosma says a national tea party group's "erroneous" campaign ads have made it harder for lawmakers to
support Gov. Mike Pence's proposal to cut Indiana's income tax by 10 percent.
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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.
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Who makes Tater Tots? They would be a good sponsor, because $3 Million for the alleged "Greatest Spectacle In Racing" is taters. Tiny, tiny taters. But at least they are making up something of the losses accumulated over the years in this dying sport. Buttock in seat is certainly not doing it, nor eyeball on TV, as evidenced by the lack of both.
We loved lakehouse and think the Arbor Village would be a great location. It is less than 2 miles from over 1000 rooftops in the 225,000 to over 1 million range. Many people could use the great fishers trail system to bike or walk there. Just an idea Scotty -- but maybe something closer to 3 Wiseman would good. The only microbrew in area is Ram (boring)
True, it's an ESPN production, but ESPN is just another name for ABC Sports, or what used to be ABC Sports since ABC Sports no longer exists as a name. ESPN=ABC Sports= ESPN. ESPN is, according to Forbes "the world's most valuable media property" worth $40 billion. Despite that, they fired 400 people this week.
The Prestige was a great flick.
Larry - even though the race is on ABC, ESPN does all of the work, so that is why ESPN is mentioned. Most sports on ABC are called something like "ESPN on ABC."