Snow Co-Authors Bill To Help End Health Emergency
State Rep. Craig Snow (R-Warsaw) announced today that he is co-authoring legislation to help end the statewide public health emergency and protect Hoosier workers.
Read MoreState Rep. Craig Snow (R-Warsaw) announced today that he is co-authoring legislation to help end the statewide public health emergency and protect Hoosier workers.
Read MoreIndiana lawmakers pulled back on plans to meet Monday, and Gov. Eric Holcomb moved forward by extending the state’s health emergency.
Read MoreFrom his home in South Bend, Mike Schmuhl, the Indiana Democratic Party chair, lives just 10 miles from Michigan, which legalized recreational marijuana in 2018. Indiana remains a holdout even as neighboring states pursue cannabis reform, prompting Schmuhl to push for full legalization in the 2022 session.
Read MoreA Republican redistricting plan for Indiana State House districts would leave two local elected officials in the same newly-aligned district.
Read MoreJust minutes after 2 1/2 hours of testimony criticizing the Republican redistricting process, activists learned that leaders didn’t plan to consider one of citizens’ major demands: public, statewide hearings after the publication of new district lines.
Read MoreIn the coming week, Hoosiers concerned about the once-in-a-decade map-drawing process for state districts will have a chance to tell lawmakers on a statewide listening tour with stops in each district.
Read MoreIndiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is asking the Indiana Supreme Court to order a trial court to stop proceedings in the governor’s lawsuit challenging a new law that allows Indiana legislators to call themselves into a special legislative session
Read MoreHoosiers are invited to attend one or more of a series of public meetings across the state on Aug. 6-7 and Aug. 11 to provide feedback on Indiana’s redistricting process.
Read MoreIndiana’s revenues grew faster in May than expected, painting a rosy picture for the state’s economic recovery following the fallout from COVID-19.
Read MoreHoosiers want more competitive legislative districts that prioritize communities of interest together, rather than splitting their vote, according to a report from the Indiana Coalition for Independent Redistricting.
Read MoreIt was a forecast for the ages.
Read MoreIndiana lawmakers will return to Indianapolis on Monday, May 10, to consider overriding a bill vetoed earlier by Gov. Eric Holcomb that would shift control away from county health experts when considering restrictions during a health emergency.
Read MoreGov. Eric Holcomb vetoed a bill Tuesday, May 4, that would have limited the authority of local health officials during public emergencies and shifted more control to county commissioners and city councils.
Read MoreMore than 60 different organizations, ranging from statewide environmental and conservation groups to hunting and fishing groups — and even the city of Angola — are calling on Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb to veto Senate Enrolled Act 389, a bill that would strip environmental protections from vast swaths of vulnerable Hoosier wetlands.
Read MoreIt should come as no surprise that the proposal to increase the cigarette tax in Indiana has gone up in smoke.
Read MoreThe 2021 version of the Indiana General Assembly is shaping up as one of the more unique in recent memory with a rare bipartisan vote on the two-year budget.
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