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Indiana state legislator arrested on suspicion of drunken driving
SEYMOUR, Ind. (AP) — A state lawmaker from southern Indiana was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of drunken driving after crashing his vehicle at an Interstate 65 interchange and leaving the scene, state police said. Republican Rep. Jim Lucas of Seymour was booked into the...
Doctor's supporters, hospital at odds with Indiana penalty for talking about 10-year-old's abortion
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Supporters of an Indianapolis doctor voiced frustration Friday with the Indiana medical board’s decision that she violated patient privacy laws when she talked with a newspaper reporter about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim. The...
Indiana doctor reprimanded, fined $3,000 for talking publicly about Ohio 10-year-old's abortion
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana board decided Thursday night to reprimand an Indianapolis doctor after finding that she violated patient privacy laws by talking publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from neighboring Ohio. The state Medical Licensing Board...
Every state offers victim compensation. For the Longs and other Black families, it often isn't fair
The cold formality of the letter is seared in Debra Long’s memory. It began “Dear Claimant,” and said her 24-year-old son, Randy, who was fatally shot in April 2006, was not an “innocent” victim. Without further explanation, the New York state agency that assists...
Indiana gas tax hike set following GOP extending annual jump
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana agency confirmed Tuesday that the state’s gasoline tax will go up by one cent this summer under an annual increase that Republican legislators voted recently to extend by three years. The inflation-related increase for the fuel tax the goes toward...
Editorial Roundup: Indiana
Terre-Haute Tribune-Star. May 5, 2023. Editorial: McCormick candidacy illuminates out-of-step super majority politics Most Hoosiers do not support using taxpayer funds for private and charter school vouchers. It is happening anyway. Most...
Indiana judge deals blow to state's lawsuit against TikTok
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana judge has ruled that downloading the free social media app TikTok doesn’t amount to a consumer transaction under state law, dealing a blow to the state attorney general’s lawsuit claiming the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform misleads its users about the...
In latest abortion law chapter: Bill signings, court rulings
Courts this week blocked abortion restrictions from taking effect in two states, while lawmakers in a third are forging ahead with a plan for a new ban that's less stringent than most. Those are some of the latest developments in an abortion landscape that is being crafted by...
A look at key bills signed into law by Indiana's governor
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has completed his review of bills approved during this year’s legislative session by signing the last of them into law on Thursday and issuing no vetoes. Here are some key measures the governor signed in the final batch: STATE BUDGET...
Editorial Roundup: Indiana
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. April 29, 2023. Editorial: Losing DCS funding proposal was an experiment on protective services Indiana legislators agreed on a $44.5 billion, two-year budget deal just before 3 a.m. Friday. Fortunately for northeast Indiana’s abused and...
