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State unlikely to act on fed’s push for lower alcohol levels for driving
By Jesselyn Bickley TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Federal officials are recommending that states reduce the amount of alcohol people can drink and still get behind the wheel. But a key state lawmaker says that’s not likely to happen in Indiana. The National Traffic Safety Board voted Tuesday on for a series of recommendations, including that states [...]
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New laws aim to attack illegal drugs
By Tim Grimes TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Mike Pence signed into law two bills Tuesday that are meant to crack down on illegal drugs. Senate Bill 496 will limit annual purchases of pseudoephedrine, which is a major ingredient in meth, but also in many cold medicines. The limit – which is on top of weekly [...]
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Pence signs sentencing, expungement bills into law
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Mike Pence has signed bills to revamp the state’s felony sentencing laws and give some offenders the ability to expunge their records. “Indiana should be the worst place in America to commit a serious crime and the best place, once you’ve done your time, to get a second [...]
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Speaker kills ‘ag gag’ bill
By Megan Banta & Tim Grimes TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – A bill to make it a crime to secretly shoot photos or video on private property with the goal of harming a business owner died Friday when the leader of the House pulled it from consideration Friday in the middle of a contentious debate. Supporters of [...]
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Criminal sentencing bill passed by Senate, heads to governor’s desk
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The Senate gave final approval Friday to legislation that will revamp the state’s felony sentencing laws, with the goal of lessening penalties for lower-level drug offenses but forcing most inmates to serve more of their sentences. It’s the first wholesale overhaul of the criminal code since the 1970s and [...]
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Child seduction bill moves to governor for consideration
Staff report TheStatehouseFile.com The Senate has sent the governor a bill that expands the number of adults who can be charged with child seduction for sexual contact with older minors. The House approved the legislation on Thursday. Senate Bill 53, authored by Sen. Phil Boots, R-Crawfordsville, makes it a crime for any adult who has [...]
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Overhaul of state’s sentencing laws set for passage Friday
By Darian Eswine TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The House passed a bill Thursday that would overhaul the state’s felony sentencing laws, but questions remain about whether local governments will have enough money to make the changes effective. The Senate is expected to pass the bill Friday, which will send it to the governor who can sign [...]
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House and Senate work on child seduction bill
By Jesselyn Bickley TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Therapists and other professional adults could be charged with child seduction if they have sex with 16- and 17-year-olds under legislation lawmakers are debating at the Statehouse. The House and Senate have passed bills that aim to address what lawmakers say is a loophole in the state’s current child [...]
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Pence gets bill to require more training for police
By Brittany Muncy TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS- The House voted unanimously Wednesday to send Gov. Mike Pence a bill that requires police to have training to deal with people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. An amendment passed earlier this year makes the training apply to endangered or high-risk missing people as well. Majority Floor Leader William [...]
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Pence gets bill to further limit cold medicine purchases
By Jesselyn Bickley TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – A bill meant to curb the use of pseudoephedrine to make meth passed the Senate on Tuesday and heads to Gov. Mike Pence’s desk. Senate Bill 496 is the latest effort by lawmakers to curb the use of pseudoephedrine – a key ingredient in some over-the-counter cold and allergy [...]
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