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Indiana bill banning people who are homeless from street camping dies in House. Here's why
HB 1662 would have banned the homeless from street camping on public property. The bill did not have enough support to pass the House this session.
Bill to explore Illinois-Indiana border passes the House
House Bill 1008, authored by Speaker Todd Huston, R-Fishers, has been panned by Illinois leaders as a stunt. On the House floor before the vote, Huston once again emphasized Indiana’s tax rates and rattled off economic statistics and framed his measure as a way to highlight the state’s progress.
Illinois secession bill passes Indiana House
A bill aimed at redrawing the Indiana-Illinois border passed out of the Indiana House Thursday with the Speaker of the House suggesting that other Midwestern states join Indiana.
Indiana bill to punish people sleeping outside fails, but language could come back
A bill that would have made street camping illegal died in the Indiana House. Some legislators hope to create a task force to study homelessness across the state.
Illinois county secession bill passes Indiana House. What's next?
House Bill 1008 from Republican House Speaker Todd Huston would create a commission to study how 33 Illinois counties could join Indiana.
Sleeping in public streets won't be a crime after bill dies in the Indiana House
An Indiana bill that would have criminalized street camping has died in the House. Rep. Michelle Davis (R-District 58) authored House Bill 1662, but our partners at the Indiana Capital Chronicle report she chose not to call the bill up for a third read in the House on Feb.
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Bill to split school referendum funds with local charters narrowly passes Indiana Senate
Some traditional public school districts would be required to share referendum tax dollars with local charter schools under a ...
Indiana House approves bill tying state funding to immigration enforcement
The Indiana House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday tying state funding for local governmental bodies to their ...
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STATEHOUSE: Contentious Indiana homelessness bill effectively dead, for now
By Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle For The Republic INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana bill that sought to tackle homelessness ...
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Indiana bill to shift more dollars from traditional publics to charter schools earns Senate approval
A bill to expand property tax revenue for charter schools cleared a key legislative hurdle Thursday despite fierce pushback ...
Indiana House passes bill revoking hospitals' nonprofit status if they charge high prices
This marks the closest Indiana lawmakers have gotten to price-controlling the state's largest nonprofit hospitals, after ...
Indiana bill would examine changing state boundaries amid Illinois secession votes
An Indiana bill would set up a commission to evaluate changing the state’s boundary with Illinois to welcome counties who ...
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House Republicans approve bill to force Indiana to play bigger role in immigration enforcement
HB 1531 also provides more specificity in state law to force local governments and law enforcement agencies to cooperate with ...
Indiana bill creating THC threshold for intoxicated driving advances with bipartisan support
A bill that aims to target intoxicated drivers, specifically with THC, is advancing through the Indiana Statehouse.