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Indiana Legislative Update – That’s a Wrap…Mostly
On Monday, the Governor took action on the last of the 172 bills that had passed all the hurdles in the Legislature. Read More
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Indiana Legislative Update – Sine Die: The Week that was in like a Lamb, and out like a Lion
They say when March comes in like a lion, it goes out like a lamb. We’ve seen both in these first 10 days of March with both spring-like temperatures and late-season snow; sometimes on the same day. The final week of the 2024 legislative session, however, came in like a lamb, and went out like a lion, with lawmakers yelling in Rules committee Friday evening and debate on the House floor calling out the powerful State Budget committee, airing legislative dirty laundry. Read More
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Indiana Legislative Update – Thank Goodness It’s…Wednesday?
We now know our total universe of bills that have passed almost every hurdle - with many of them already on the way to the Governor for his action. Read More
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Indiana Legislative Update – The End in Sight
It was a busy week at the Statehouse, with an anticipated early adjournment to the 2024 session and deadlines looming, lawmakers labored to get their bills out of Committee. Read More
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Indiana Legislative Update – Cell Phones, the Constitution, and Committees
In a lesson that was part civics class and part constitutional law primer, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a robust discussion on HJR 3 on Wednesday. Read More
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Indiana Legislative Update – We’re Back After the Half
Indiana lawmakers finished the first week of the second half of the 2024 legislative session. Opposing chambers are taking a close look at the bills that found success across the hallway. Read More
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Indiana Legislative Update – One Bill Heads to the Governor; Most are Midway
We’ve hit the “halfway” point of the legislative session, which means that bills have either passed their “house of origin” or they are considered dead. Read More
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Indiana Legislative Update – Lawmakers Push Ahead as First Half Deadlines Loom
Lawmakers wrapped up their fourth week of the 2024 legislative session, pushing the majority of priority bills through with committee approval before deadlines tolled. Read More
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Indiana Legislative Update – The Hard Questions
Lawmakers continue to be hard at work this week with Education dominating the Statehouse headlines. Read More
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Indiana Legislative Update – All Hands On Deck for Literacy
Each legislative session seems to have a theme; 2024 seems to be all about education, and particularly, about finding solutions for the “literacy crisis.” Read More