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Governor orders outside audit of Department of Revenue, state owes $206 million to local governments
Second major mistake discovered at state tax agency leads three to leave department By Lesley Weidenbener The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Mitch Daniels has ordered an outside audit of the Department of Revenue after officials discovered a second programming error that led the state to short cash-strapped local governments $206 million in income tax [...]
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Senate passes nepotism, conflict of interest legislation
Greg Margason The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – The Senate approved a bill Monday that will ban local government employees from serving on elected boards that control their salaries and prohibit public officials from hiring relatives they will supervise. House Bill 1005 passed 30-19. It now moves back to the House for consideration. The bill includes [...]
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Lawmakers tinker with local government nepotism, conflict of interest bill
By Olivia Ober The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS — Members of the House Government and Regulatory Reform Committee on Tuesday tweaked legislation aimed at tackling nepotism and conflict of interest issues in local government but postponed a vote on the bill. Senate Bill 170 came to the committee identical to House Bill 1005, and both bills [...]
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House approves bill to curb local government nepotism and conflicts of interest
By Lesley Weidenbener The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana House passed a bill Monday that aims to end nepotism and conflicts of interest among local government officials. House Bill 1005 would ban local government employees from serving on elected boards that control their salaries and prohibit public officials from hiring relatives they will supervise. [...]
Senate committee approves stronger Open Door Law
By Sandie Love The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – An Indiana Senate committee approved a tougher Open Door Law Thursday. The Senate Committee on Local Government approved an amended version of Senate Bill 92, which would give judges the power to impose fines on public officials who intentionally deny legal public records requests. It also gives [...]
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Chairman kills township reform bill and blames RTW boycott
By Olivia Ober The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS — House Local Government Chairman Kevin Mahan killed a bill Tuesday that would have overhauled township government. Mahan, R-Hartford City, said the Democrats’ walkout had disrupted the committee schedule to the point that the bill could not receive an appropriate hearing and vote. His decision prompted a cheer [...]
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Video: One-on-One with Rep. Kevin Mahan on local government nepotism
In today’s One-on-One video, listen to Rep. Kevin Mahan, R-Hartford City, talk about his local government conflict of interest and nepotism bill. 1-on-1: Rep. Mahan discusses his nepotism bill from The Statehouse File on Vimeo.
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Committee debates bill to transform townships
By Olivia Ober The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS — Members of a House committee could vote Friday on legislation that would lead to the transformation or the elimination of the state’s 1,006 townships – depending on the outcome of local elections. The Local Government Committee took 90 minutes of testimony Tuesday on House Bill 1254 but [...]
Tougher Open Door Law moves to House floor
By Sandie Love The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – A committee in the Indiana House of Representatives Tuesday approved a measure that would stiffen the state’s Open Door Law, but not before amending the bill to make the penalties harder to impose. In its original form, House Bill 1093 would have allowed judges to fine public [...]
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Committee moves local government bills
By Alec Gray The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – A legislative committee on Wednesday passed two bills that could lead to changes in local governments and sent them to the full Senate for consideration. Senate Bill 110 – approved 6-3 by the Senate Local Government Committee – gives counties the option to switch from a three [...]
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