State Government

Forty percent of school districts to see no funding increase

May 25, 2013
Associated Press
Lawmakers overall increased school funding 2 percent next year and 1 percent the following year. But shifts in how that money is awarded mean some districts actually might see decreases.
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Indiana lawmakers to review ISTEP test troubles

May 23, 2013
Associated Press
Indiana lawmakers said Thursday they will spend the coming months reviewing computer troubles with a statewide standardized test, the use of land banks to sell vacant property and other problems uncovered around the state.
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Indiana BMV says it may have overcharged for licenses

May 21, 2013
Associated Press
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles made the acknowledgement in a response to a class-action lawsuit that alleges Indiana collected up to $30 million more than it should have by charging drivers more for licenses than allowed by law.
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Indiana lawmakers gave approval to 12 percent of 2013 bills

May 21, 2013
Associated Press
Measures filed in the Indiana General Assembly this year faced about 1-in-8 odds of making their way to the governor's desk.
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Deadline looms for state's Do Not Call list

May 20, 2013
Associated Press
Since January, the state attorney general's office said it has received more than 5,000 complaints about telemarketing calls from live operators or prerecorded messages.
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Counties worry about cost of sentencing overhaul

May 18, 2013
Associated Press
Indiana counties could be forced to pay some of the costs of a change in the state's criminal code that is designed to keep low-level offenders out of prison while ensuring the worst serve more of their sentences.
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Indiana withdraws support for fertilizer plant

May 17, 2013
Associated Press
State officials have withdrawn incentives for a fertilizer plant over concerns about whether its Pakistan-based owners are doing enough at their overseas operations to keep the potentially explosive material from being used against U.S. troops.
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Indiana adds jobs; unemployment rate slips

May 17, 2013
Indiana added 4,400 nonfarm jobs in April and the unemployment rate fell slightly, to 8.5 percent, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development reported Friday morning.
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Indiana BMV ends specialty plate talks with 3 groups

May 14, 2013
Associated Press
The BMV stopped negotiations with the Indiana Greenways Foundation, the Indiana 4-H Foundation and the Indiana Youth Group.
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Convenience stores sue to sell cold beer in Indiana

May 14, 2013
Mason King
An industry trade group filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning contending that Indiana liquor law is unconstitutional and unfairly benefits liquor stores.
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Pence signs measure overhauling Marion County government

May 11, 2013
 IBJ Staff
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on Saturday signed a bill into law that reshapes Marion County government through the elimination of four at-large City-County Council seats and other changes.
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'Pause' on Common Core leaves teachers in limbo

May 11, 2013
Associated Press
Lawmakers voted last month to delay full implementation of the academic standards to allow time to study the potential costs of implementing or abandoning the standards and hold public meetings.
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Pence signs $100 million Speedway funding bill

May 10, 2013
Associated Press
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has signed a bill that will provide a $100 million state loan to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for planned improvements.
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New leader named for Indiana natural resources agency

May 10, 2013
Associated Press
Gov. Mike Pence has picked Cameron Clark to lead the agency that oversees the state's parks, wildlife areas and historic sites and enforces hunting laws.
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Pence signs Indiana voucher expansion bill

May 9, 2013
Associated Press
Gov. Mike Pence visited Calvary Christian School on the south side of Indianapolis on Thursday to sign the plan that will make more children eligible for vouchers.
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Indiana governor signs $30B state budget into law

May 8, 2013
Associated Press
Gov. Mike Pence praised Indiana's new two-year, $30 billion budget for its tax-relief measures and other provisions as incentives that would lure new investment and jobs to the state.
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Pence vetoes license bills for dietitians, others

May 8, 2013
Associated Press
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has vetoed his first legislation since taking office in January, rejecting two bills with new licensing requirements.
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Pence readies 1st vetoes as Indiana governor

May 8, 2013
Associated Press
Pence has expressed concern with a measure shifting power from the Indianapolis City-County Council to Mayor Greg Ballard and with a plan for a $100 million loan to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Pence signs sentencing, IEDC-transparency bills

May 7, 2013
Associated Press
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed three bills into law Tuesday, one involving government transparency in economic development deals, one related to school safety and another overhauling criminal sentencing.
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Former Gov. Bowen dies

May 5, 2013
Associated Press
Otis R. Bowen, a small-town family doctor who overhauled Indiana's tax system as governor before helping promote safe sex practices in the early years of AIDS as the top federal health official under President Ronald Reagan, died Saturday. He was 95.
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Young aggravates colleagues, puts stamp on Marion CountyRestricted Content

May 4, 2013
State Senator from Speedway plays outsized role in shaping policy for Indianapolis.
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Legislative roundup: Session yields mixed bagRestricted Content

May 4, 2013
The General Assembly's work left some groups happy, some disappointed.
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State OKs private financing for roadworkRestricted Content

May 4, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlin
The Indiana Department of Transportation will press ahead with a request for proposals on Interstate 69 from Bloomington to Martinsville, in hopes that a public-private partnership will stretch limited state funds.
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Inquiry targets cellphone subsidiesRestricted Content

May 4, 2013
Dan Human
State officials want to know how an Oklahoma City company managed to set up 30,000 Indiana accounts for a federally subsidized phone program in less than a year. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has launched an investigation into whether TerraCom LLC is repeating federal violations it allegedly committed in Oklahoma.
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State's April tax receipts beat latest forecast

May 3, 2013
 The Statehouse File
The first monthly revenue report since lawmakers passed a new two-year state budget came in 4 percent higher than projections made just a few weeks ago.
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