Marshawn Wolley: Vague new law creates lots of confusion
While many people are concerned the law won’t protect some of those who need it most, I’m alarmed it could end up being overused to protect or punish too many people.
While many people are concerned the law won’t protect some of those who need it most, I’m alarmed it could end up being overused to protect or punish too many people.
Amtrak on Monday issued an official notice that it plans to suspend operation of the Hoosier State line, which provides Indianapolis-to-Chicago service, starting July 1. The state hasn’t included funding for the line in its next budget.
Illinois-based Greenleaf Foods, which makes burgers, hot dogs, sausages and other vegetarian meat alternatives, plans to build a 230,000-square-foot plant at Interstate 74 and State Road 44.
The House Utilities Committee advanced legislation this week along party lines that would prohibit state regulators from approving any large new power plants until 2021. Environmentalists and utilities say the move could interrupt the transition from coal to renewable fuels and natural gas.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb and other Republicans say the legislation covers all 6.6 million Hoosiers because it covers all characteristics and traits, whether expressly listed or not, but the Anti-Defamation League said the measure falls short.
The measure would ban dilation and evacuation abortions that the legislation calls “dismemberment abortion.”
The Indiana Senate adopted the House's version of a bias crimes bill on Tuesday afternoon, sending the legislation to Gov. Eric Holcomb despite complaints from opponents who say the bill isn’t specific enough.
No one from the public got a chance to directly and publicly tell lawmakers whether the newest hate crimes wording makes them feel more welcome and safer in Indiana.
House Republicans opted to hash out the hate crimes legislation in a private caucus—just like their Senate counterparts did.
Every state that can reasonably be described as existing in financial peril has a balanced budget amendment.
Advocacy groups Indiana Forward and Indiana Competes argue that the bill is not good enough because it doesn’t include victims targeted for their age, sex, ancestry or gender identity.
The construction of the plant in southwestern Indiana is still on course following the resolution of a dispute with the Internal Revenue Service, the facility's developers said.
Sen. Mark Messmer, R-Jasper, who carried the bill on the Senate side, said it would make Indiana one of the top five states for tax policy on data centers.
Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb lauded the legislation for covering “all forms of bias crimes” and says it “treats all people equally.” But Democrats and others say it doesn’t go far enough.
The inter-chamber dynamics are fascinating, but there’s no time for petty politics in shaping this budget.
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Beginning in 2021, the Indiana Department of Education will be led by a secretary of education.
A complaint filed Tuesday by the Indiana Supreme Court’s Disciplinary Commission alleges that Curtis Hill committed criminal acts of battery by groping four women at a party after the 2018 legislative session. The misconduct charges could impact Hill’s ability to continue serving as AG.
Former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, a towering figure in Indiana politics who authored two amendments to the U.S. Constitution and was the lead sponsor of the landmark 1972 law prohibiting gender discrimination in education, has died at age 91.
A new section—titled “Impact Indiana, the intersection of business and community”—makes its debut in this week’s IBJ and will focus on the role businesses and their leaders play in public-policy advocacy, volunteerism and neighborhood development.