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PORTER | Indiana state Sen. Karen Tallian, D-Ogden Dunes,presented the Town Council with a check for $15,000 on Tuesdaynight, giving the green light to lakeshore projects.
Leaders of the Public Safety Academy of Northeast Indiana intend to take a business plan to Fort Wayne City Council tonight. They want more financial support from the city, but they'll explain their plan for becoming nearly or fully self-supporting in the next three to five years.
On or about March 19, 2010, the Town of Mont-gomery intends to apply to the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs for a grant from the Community Focus Fund of the State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
House Republican Leader Brian Bosma will be the speaker at the Jackson County Republican Party Fall Dinner on Monday. Bosma will deliver a message about the GOP taking back control of the Indiana House of Representatives in the 2010 elections....
By Chris Meyers Staff writer For the past few decades, Dale Moser has had several titles — pastor, chaplain, co-convener of the Local Coordinating Council and co-convener of Whitley County’s chapter for Drug-Free Indiana are just a few.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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
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 ...
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.
Todd Young believes 2010 will be a great year for Republicans when it comes to elections — especially in Indiana’s 9th District.
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.
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 ...