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Video & story: Lawmakers opt to study expanding concussion rules
By Chase Howell and Zach Osowski TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Jack Leppert lined up at football practice, ready to make the big hit. He always went full speed, putting all his effort into making his “opponent” pay for stepping onto the field. This time, though, would be different. Jack lunged at the lineman across from him [...]
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Pence signs bill to regulate clinics using abortion drugs
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Republican Gov. Mike Pence signed a bill Wednesday that will put stricter regulations on clinics administering abortion-inducing drugs as Planned Parenthood officials said they’re considered a suit to challenge the new law. The group has said the legislation will likely force it to end abortion services at a clinic [...]
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2013 session: What passed, what didn’t
Lawmakers adjourned their 2013 legislative session early Saturday morning after passing dozens of bills and a state budget that Gov. Mike Pence can now sign, veto or allow to become law without his signature. Here’s a sampling of what lawmakers passed bills to do: Taxes Phase down individual income tax rates from 3.4 percent to [...]
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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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Lawmakers prepare to compete at Hoosier Idol to benefit mental health group
Hoosier Idol preview: Indiana lawmakers get ready to compete from TheStatehouseFile.com on Vimeo. By Darian Eswine TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS — Republican Sen. Pete Miller of Avon will be singing. Democratic Rep. Karlee Macer of Indianapolis will be acting. And House Minority Leader Scott Pelath of Michigan City will be playing the guitar. And they’ll all [...]
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Senate sends abortion regulations bill to governor for signature
By Samm Quinn TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The Senate has sent a controversial abortion bill to Gov. Mike Pence that puts stricter regulations on clinics administering abortion-inducing drugs including RU-486. Pence, an anti-abortion Republican, is expected to sign the legislation, which passed the Senate 35-14. The governor said recently that the bill as he understands it [...]
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Senate Democrats pitch Medicaid expansion; GOP says no
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Majority Republicans on Monday rejected Democratic calls to expand the Medicaid program as called for by the federal Affordable Care Act. Democrats argued that 400,000 Hoosiers could go without health coverage if the General Assembly doesn’t approve the expansion, which would be fully paid for by Congress for at [...]
House passes bill to regulate drug-induced abortions
By Samm Quinn TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Lawmakers passed an emotionally charged bill Tuesday that would put stricter regulations on clinics administering the abortion-inducing drug RU-486. Senate Bill 371 – which requires the clinics to be built to handle surgeries, even if they don’t perform them – now moves back to the Senate, where the bill’s [...]
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Republicans reject Democratic amendments on abortion bill
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Republicans in the Indiana House rejected a proposal Monday that would have required doctors’ offices to meet stricter standards for their buildings and operations if they administer abortion-inducing drugs. The standards would have been the same as those required by Senate Bill 371 for clinics that use RU-486 and [...]
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Legislation would order Pence administration to negotiate for Medicaid expansion
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Democrats helped a handful of Republicans in the House Public Health Committee on Monday pass legislation that could lead Indiana to expand Medicaid to an additional 400,000 Hoosiers. Senate Bill 551 requires Republican Gov. Mike Pence’s administration to negotiate with federal officials in an effort to find a compromise [...]
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