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Lemonade Day is Friday
Staff Report TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Mike Pence and first lady Karen Pence will join young entrepreneurs from area schools to kickoff Lemonade Day on Friday at 11 a.m. at the Statehouse. The Pences and ChaCha Founder Scott Jones will assist the Lemonade Day entrepreneurs in selling lemonade on the south lawn of the Statehouse. [...]
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DOE launches summer reading initiative
By Megan Banta TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz announced the start of “Hoosier Family of Readers,” the Indiana Department of Education’s statewide literacy initiative, on Friday. “School is about to end for the summer, but in Indiana, learning never ends,” Ritz said in a prepared statement.. “This summer, we will be [...]
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Higher ed commission recognizes 26 Indiana counties
By Megan Banta TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Higher Education Commissioner Teresa Lubbers recognized 26 Indiana counties on Wednesday for working to increase the percentage of Hoosiers continuing their education past high school. “We are so proud of the many local leaders — from K-12, higher education, business, government and community organizations — who have come [...]
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Memorial will honor former Gov. Bowen this week at Statehouse
Staff report TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Hoosiers can visit a public memorial this week at the Statehouse honoring former Gov. Otis Bowen, who died Saturday near his home in northern Indiana. The Indiana State Police and Indiana National Guard will serve as an honor guard at the memorial, which will be available from 8 a.m. to [...]
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April tax receipts beat recent forecast
By Samm Quinn TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The first monthly revenue report since lawmakers passed a new two-year state budget came in 4 percent higher than projections made just a few weeks ago. Tax revenue in April was also almost 4.5 percent higher than collections the previous year. State Budget Director Chris Atkins total revenue for [...]
Gov. Pence uninjured in car accident
Staff Report TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mike Pence was involved in a car accident Thursday on his way to Fort Wayne. No one was injured and the governor switched a cars and continued to Fort Wayne. A state trooper assigned to the governor’s security team was driving the car, which was northbound on Pine Street. [...]
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Lawmakers pass bill to help IMS, racing industry
Staff report TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS — The House and Senate passed legislation to provide $100 million to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to help the track make improvements and upgrades. The state will issue bonds and then make the payments using sales and income taxes collected at the track plus a $1 per admission tax for major [...]
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House sends bill to study mass transit to governor
By Megan Banta TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS — The House on Friday gave final approval to a bill that would send a proposed mass transit expansion in Central Indiana to a study committee. The legislation would establish a special group to consider several questions about the proposal, which would include improvements to the region’s bus system and [...]
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Pence gets bill to help police with K-9s killed in action
By Brittany Muncy TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The House sent Gov. Mike Pence a bill Monday that will mean police agencies can collect damages when their dogs are killed in the line of duty. A judge could order someone convicted of killing or disabling a police dog to pay restitution to the agency or officer, whoever [...]
conservation \ DNR \ fishing \ hunting \ rivers
State to make 2,800 acres of recently acquired land available for recreation
By Brittany Muncy TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The state announced Wednesday it is making 2,800 acres of land acquired through the state’s Healthy Rivers Initiative available for public use. The program – launched in 2010 – will offer new opportunities for recreation in “This move marks the next phase for HRI,” said Rob Carter, director of [...]
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