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Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signs proclamation condemning antisemitism while vetoing bill defining it
9 months ago

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signs proclamation condemning antisemitism while vetoing bill defining it

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. State senators, however, passed an amended version of the bill earlier this month that still included the IHRA’s broad definition of antisemitism but deleted the group’s name and examples that include explicit references to Israel. “The language that emerged in the final days of the legislative session fails to incorporate the entire International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance …

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Indiana governor endorses revised GOP state budget package
1 year, 7 months ago

Indiana governor endorses revised GOP state budget package

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — A messy state budget deal gained the endorsement of Indiana Gov. Republican legislative leaders scrambled for much of Thursday to add about $300 million in school funding after facing complaints that a costly expansion of eligibility for Indiana’s private school voucher program would leave traditional schools with small funding increases. Holcomb said it was a start in an …

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Indiana governor won’t specify anti-abortion steps he backs
2 years, 5 months ago

Indiana governor won’t specify anti-abortion steps he backs

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb sidestepped taking a stance Tuesday on how far the Republican-dominated Legislature should go in restricting abortions when state lawmakers begin a special session in less than two weeks. The Republican governor told reporters Tuesday that he has been discussing the issue with lawmakers but he wouldn’t say what provisions he wants to see in …

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Indiana lawmakers delay session on abortion, tax refund
2 years, 5 months ago

Indiana lawmakers delay session on abortion, tax refund

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Top Indiana lawmakers are delaying until late July the start of a special legislative session during which they are expected to consider tougher anti-abortion laws following U.S. Supreme Court’s decision ending the constitutional right to abortion. Eric Holcomb called last week for a special session beginning July 6 to take up a tax refund proposal. But when the …

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Indiana governor sets special session on tax refund plan
2 years, 6 months ago

Indiana governor sets special session on tax refund plan

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — A special session of the Indiana Legislature will begin July 6 to take up the governor’s proposal for sending out $225 payments to all taxpayers from the state’s growing budget surplus. “Indiana’s economy is growing and with more than $1 billion of revenue over current projections, Hoosier taxpayers deserve to have their money responsibly returned.” Republican legislative leaders …

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Indiana lawmakers enact trans sports ban with veto override
2 years, 7 months ago

Indiana lawmakers enact trans sports ban with veto override

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican lawmakers in Indiana voted Tuesday to override the GOP governor’s veto of a bill banning transgender females from competing in girls school sports and join about more than a dozen other states adopting similar laws in the past two years. “It’s a policy that I think we can stand behind.” The veto override votes came during a …

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Indiana constitutional fight means tussle among GOP leaders
3 years, 7 months ago

Indiana constitutional fight means tussle among GOP leaders

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — The conservative pushback over Indiana’s COVID-19 restrictions is turning into a tangled legal standoff among Republicans who dominate the Statehouse. Some legal experts question legal arguments that Attorney General Todd Rokita — a past Holcomb political rival — filed with a Marion County court on Friday asking a judge to throw out the governor’s lawsuit because state law …

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Indiana governor avoiding stance on GOP’s Biden challenge
3 years, 11 months ago

Indiana governor avoiding stance on GOP’s Biden challenge

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb declined to say Tuesday whether he supported efforts by some fellow Republicans in Congress to challenge Joe Biden’s election victory over President Donald Trump. Holcomb, who was Vice President Mike Pence’s hand-picked successor as Indiana governor, said he wasn’t taking a stance on the challenge that’s picked up support from Indiana Sen. Mike Braun …

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