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Louisville Courier-Journal - Sat Nov 21, 12:44 pm ET
Conventional political wisdom says that when lawmakers return to the Statehouse in January, their focus will be on the upcoming election and so nothing significant or controversial is likely to be debated. But I'm not so sure.
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Blairsville Dispatch - Fri Nov 20, 12:21 am ET
A mandatory recount of votes for a state judicial race will end up costing Indiana County more than $13,000, as county commissioners have approved a contract with Election Systems & Software allowing the county to use an ES&S optical scan vote-counting machine in order to conduct a recount of the county's ballots.
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Evansville Courier & Press - Thu Nov 19, 7:03 pm ET
To their credit, Republican leaders in the Indiana Senate majority proposed three steps last week for changing the way that the General Assembly redraws political boundaries every 10 years.The leadership would support legislation to establish criteria to follow during redistricting. It would create a two-year bipartisan panel to study the best practices utilized by other states. And it would ...
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The Herald Bulletin - Sun Nov 22, 7:23 am ET
ANDERSON — When it comes to hiring relatives, the City of Anderson has no limitations. The City Council has not passed an ordinance dealing with the practice, and a state government ethics policy that discourages nepotism does not extend to local governments. Few localities in Indiana have passed such ordinances.
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Evansville Courier & Press - Sun Nov 22, 1:23 am ET
EVANSVILLE —Voters likely will have a chance next year to decide if they want the Indiana Constitution to place limits on the collection of property taxes.That was the forecast given by several state lawmakers who spoke at a "Meet Your Legislators" event Saturday morning at Evansville's Central Library. About 40 people attended, asking questions about social services and a ban on smoking in ...
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WISH-TV Indianapolis - Thu Nov 19, 6:00 am ET
Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will be in Central Indiana Thursday signing copies of her new book," Going Rogue." Read more at www.WISHTV.com
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Evansville Courier & Press - Sat Nov 21, 2:36 pm ET
Voters will likely have a chance next year to decide if they want the Indiana constitution to place limits on the collection of property taxes.That was the forecast given by several state lawmakers who spoke at a “Meet Your Legislators” event held Saturday at the Evansville Central Library. About 40 people attended, asking questions about social services and a ban on smoking in public places ...
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Louisville Courier-Journal - Thu Nov 19, 1:58 pm ET
About 700 people were already in line at 7:30 a.m. Thursday at a Meijer store in Fort Wayne where the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate was scheduled to sign copies of her bestseller, "Going Rogue," starting at noon.
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The Evening News and the Tribune - Fri Nov 20, 7:31 pm ET
Todd Young believes 2010 will be a great year for Republicans when it comes to elections — especially in Indiana’s 9th District.
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NewsLink Indiana - Fri Nov 20, 3:02 pm ET
ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) - Dozens of people who were patients of a suspended central Indiana doctor continue to support him against allegations of dangerously prescribing painkillers.
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Law.com - Thu Nov 19, 11:11 pm ET
Voting 59 to 39, the U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed David Hamilton's nomination to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The nomination had stalled for five months amid criticism from Republican lawmakers about Hamilton's pro bono work for the Indiana chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Earlier this week, the Republican caucus fell short of maintaining a filibuster.
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Post-Tribune - Fri Nov 20, 5:42 am ET
NWI forum sponsors 2010 legislative previewPush for statewide vote on constitutional amendment expected An amendment to make property tax caps constitutional will likely be a top issue for the 2010 legislative session. A pending joint resolution seeking permanent tax caps is a high on the agenda, said Indiana Chamber of Commerce President Kevin Brinegar. The chamber presented an overview of the ...
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WTHR Indianapolis - Thu Nov 19, 5:28 am ET
Hundreds of Hoosiers waited in long lines Thursday for a chance to meet former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
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The Indiana Gazette - Fri Nov 20, 1:41 am ET
The recount Wednesday of Indiana County votes for Pennsylvania Superior Court judges resulted in no change in the total for one candidate, and changes ranging from one to six votes for other candidates.
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14 WFIE Evansville - Thu Nov 19, 4:05 pm ET
The former vice presidential candidate visited two Indiana cities.