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New law aims to ensure police, fire departments hire, promote or fire based on ‘merit,’ not politicsPolice and firefighter advocates argue politics can creep into public safety departments’ hiring, promotion and discipline decisions when elected local officials have unilateral control over personnel. Some communities put those decisions in the hands of a merit board to make the process more “fair.” A new law will soon push more Indiana communities to adopt such boards.
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Suzanne Crouch has been Lt. Governor since 2017 and is now vying for governor
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As affordable housing becomes increasingly out of reach for Hoosier renters, advocates say lawmakers didn’t do enough this past session to address the growing crisis.
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Whole Woman's Health Alliance said the state's anti-abortion movement precipitated the clinic closing.
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Turmoil over the state budget at the end of the 2023 session delivered another $312 million for K-12 schools as lawmakers gave final approval to the new two-year, $44.5 billion spending plan.
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A “paradigm shift” for public health in Indiana crossed the finish line at the Statehouse Thursday.
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Indiana lawmakers will have about $1.5 billion more to work with in the new state budget than previously expected.
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The primary objective of the newest version of Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative is to attract even more tourism and talent than previous initiatives.
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A state task force charged with exploring what to do if a local prosecutor refuses to enforce certain laws held its first and only meeting Thursday. The panel talked for about an hour, heard no testimony and issued no recommendations.
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On an election night when a predicted GOP wave didn’t materialize in many places across the country, Hoosier Republicans secured continued supermajorities at the Statehouse.