Regional Cities Initiative funding may rely on a hearing taking place this week at the Indiana statehouse.
A committee formed by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation selected three plans recommended to the Governor which spans three regions of the state. The goal is to attract and retain young and skilled workers in Indiana.
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Area interest groups are praising a plan announced on Wednesday to increase taxes levied on tobacco products in the Hoosier State.
Legislation that allows Indiana residents to legally own a sawed-off shotgun takes effect, today.
Senate Bill 433 is one of several changes to Indiana law made by the General Assembly earlier this year. The bill repeals a prohibition on owning a sawed-off shotgun so long as the weapon is developed by a licensed manufacturer.
Indiana’s Senate Democrats are gearing up for the 2015 summer study committees.
Among the topics is replacing ISTEP with a new state standardized educational assessment. Typically the summer study sessions indicate some of the top issues legislators may consider in the next legislative session.
Indiana Senate Democrats say the halfway point of the long session in Indianapolis has been reached.
That mark was reached on Wednesday according to a release from the caucus this week.
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