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07/01/11 INDIANAPOLIS - A group of Indiana lawmakers are looking at potential legislative solutions to a controversial Indiana Supreme Court decision that said Hoosiers don't have the right to resist police officers who enter their homes illegally. The court ruling sparked an unusual request by 71 members of the Indiana General Assembly asking the court to reconsider its May 12 ruling. But since few ...
05/24/11 Natalie Schmett, the only girl from Evansville to have ever won the IHSAA individual state golf title, was honored by Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel and the Indiana General Assembly on Tuesday as Weinzapfel issued a proclamation declaring it "Natalie Schmett Day."
05/03/11 Purdue University has lost more than $7 million in state funding for each of the next two years in the latest state budget approved last week by the Indiana General Assembly.
05/01/11 Daniels emotional when reflecting on school reforms. INDIANAPOLIS It's been a very good year for Republicans in the Indiana General Assembly and a very frustrating one for Democrats.
04/24/11 Most Hoosiers living in cities and towns believe their mayors and council members create local ordinances. But the 2011 Indiana General Assembly has been on a rampage against "home rule."
04/12/11 Republicans who control the Indiana General Assembly on Monday released proposed new maps for the state's nine congressional and 150 legislative districts, which seem to point toward solidifying GOP gains in the Statehouse.
03/26/11 Removing prison inmates from population counts, making districts more compact and simple in shape and reducing the number of state legislators in each district were among public suggestions on how the Indiana General Assembly should redraw legislative and congressional maps in Indiana.
03/22/11 Vincennes, Ind. - "Meet Your Legislators," featuring legislators discussing issues in the recently concluded session of the Indiana General Assembly, will be broadcast from 9 to 10 a.m. EDT March 26.
03/20/11 With the 2011 session of the Indiana General Assembly stuck in neutral as Democrats cool their heels in Illinois and Republicans spin their wheels in Indianapolis, frustration has obviously set in....
03/19/11 One of the tasks facing the Indiana General Assembly before it adjourns, date unknown, is redrawing the district maps for seats in the U.S. House and for all 150 seats in the Indiana House and Senate.
03/14/11 The state budget bill moving through the Indiana General Assembly would save about $7 million each year by creating a list of preferred mental health drugs and trying to win larger rebates from manufacturers.
03/04/11 Pending legislation in the Indiana General Assembly is set to be one discussion topic for the Duneland School Board meeting Monday. The board will meet at 6 p.m. in the Administration Center, 601 W. Morgan Ave., Chesterton.
03/04/11 Teachers are protesting a number of education- and labor-related bills before the Indiana General Assembly. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site.
03/02/11 Part of the arguments against Gov. Mitch Daniels' education reform package now being debated in the Indiana General Assembly deal with charter schools and student funding that is being diverted away from traditional public school districts.
02/25/11 The Bloomfield School District Board of School Trustees passed two resolutions Thursday night calling for the rejection of education reform legislation that is being supported in the Indiana General Assembly by the governor and superintendent of public instruction.
02/16/11 The Republican-backed Right to Work legislation could mean the end of labor unions in Indiana and attach criminal penalties for membership. by Austin Considine A bill currently sitting in the Indiana General Assembly could spell an end to organized labor as it has existed in Indiana for generations if passed this season. The so-called "Right-to-Work" bill (House Bill 1028) would guarantee an ...
02/14/11 Economic development officials in Spencer County say they are not concerned a setback in the Indiana General Assembly will derail a $2 billion project.
02/13/11 INDIANAPOLIS -- A massive teachers rally and hearings about same-sex marriage and illegal immigration dominated headlines out of the Indiana General Assembly last week, but those weren't the only items on lawmakers' schedules.
02/08/11 A bill under consideration in the Indiana General Assembly could have a direct affect on this year's Evansville city elections. The bill would ban anyone who works for a city or county from serving on elected boards and commissions of that city or county.
01/24/11 Efforts by State Rep. Charlie Brown, D-Gary, to outlaw smoking in most public places across Indiana have cleared a key hurdle in the 2011 session of the Indiana General Assembly.
01/22/11 A bill to make an over-the-counter cold medicine once again available by prescription-only has been introduced to the Indiana General Assembly by Sen. Tim Skinner, but it could be a tough battle just to get the bill heard in committee. | 
