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INDIANA WIRE

Jobless benefits could be scaled back to fix fund

FSSA takes technology to clients with mobile unit

NORTHERN INDIANA

Gary Post-Tribune

IDEM sees greener future with fed cash

HUD funds coming to NWI cities

Times of Northwest Indiana

Tax amnesty advances in Legislature

Gary lawmaker's menu bill serves up barbs

BLOG: Indiana's first stimulus project stimulating Ohio, Michigan?

COLUMN: Visclosky's vote was major misstep in ethics uproar

South Bend Tribune

Legislation to boost RV sales advances

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Conservatives hear Pence's rallying cry

Lafayette Journal and Courier

WellPoint, Lilly raise concerns about Obama's budget plan

House bill would limit voters' voice on projects

EDITORIAL: Recount here blazed new election trails

CENTRAL INDIANA

Indianapolis Star

IMPD puts limits on moonlighting by employees

Judge asked to toss challenge to election

EDITORIAL: In the House, a retreat from reform

COLUMN: Learning from California's mess

Muncie Star Press

Indiana appeals court blocks McKinney contempt hearing

County GOP leaders step aside

Muncie promotes new police Web site

EDITORIAL: Obama's agenda might be unrealistic

Richmond Palladium-Item

EDITORIAL: House Bill 1730 is about 'green' all right -- greenbacks

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Evansville Courier & Press

Vanderburgh County making push for federal dollars

House approves green measure

City, county tap state funds

EDITORIAL: Crisis talk

INDIANA WIRE

Politics complicate push to fix Ind. jobless fund

House passes bill on restaurant nutrition info

Longtime Madison County judge dies

Bill would enhance penalties on certain attacks

Bill giving tax breaks to casinos passes House

Legislator abandons effort to replace IHSAA

NORTHERN INDIANA

Gary Post-Tribune

Gary student count bill clears House, draws criticism

House OKs $35 million in South Shore funds

3 vie for Lake Dem chairmanship

EDITORIAL: Tax break for casinos bad for all Hoosiers

Times of Northwest Indiana

Lake officials split on who does reassessment

Judge's lawsuit against City Council settled

City seeks $14 million from feds' stimulus

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

House snubs jobless-aid fix

Rate hike looming on sewer project

Governors to talk local government

House approves local projects

Lafayette Journal and Courier

Road plans made for $3.8 million stimulus in Tippecanoe

County wheel tax up for 5-year review

EDITORIAL: Obama was optimistic but a little vague

CENTRAL INDIANA

Indianapolis Star

Indiana House votes to lift voter referendums on projects

Legislator attacked racial barriers

Hoosier Lottery cuts 20 jobs because of drop in ticket sales

Bill to aid Indiana's jobless fund dies in House

State lawmaker drops bill that would replace IHSAA

House unanimously OKs bill creating ombudsman

House passes bill on restaurant nutrition info

Bill proposes tax breaks for state's casinos

Earmark inquiries rejected

IU staffer's ideals questioned

COLUMN: Auto future could start right here

EDITORIAL: Long to-do list, scarce resources

Anderson Herald Bulletin

Drug Court part of Hopper's legacy

Only the governor can name Hopper's replacement

Austin plan to bring mass transit to central Indiana passes

Muncie Star Press

County says McShurley, Murphy owe back taxes

Tyler, Errington legislation advances

'Chat with Mayor' to focus on MPD changes

Richmond Palladium-Item

Well-delivered speech, but can Obama deliver?

EDITORIAL: A nation that shared excess should now share sacrifice

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Evansville Courier & Press

House gives arena tax boost

House may shunt some reform bills

State says area air quality improving

State House slows FSSA rollout of welfare system

House passes casino tax break bill

Indiana House passes bill to amplify child victim's rights

Evansville stimulus-ready projects updated

Louisville Courier-Journal

Tax break for casinos OK'd in divided House

Gov. Daniels to speak to One Southern Indiana

INDIANA WIRE

Bill would give tax credit if state has cash

Senate bill would revamp local government, sort of

Senate OKs bill to crack down on hiring illegals

Senate OKs bill for online Ind. voter registration

House passes bill to save state children's home

Bill would toughen Ind. penalties for fetus deaths

Ind. Senate backs fines for access violators

NORTHERN INDIANA

Gary Post-Tribune

Groups worried about IDEM plan

Townships may see more authority fall to compromise

Clay upbeat about Gary in state of the city address

Times of Northwest Indiana

Obama's speech praised by local leaders

Gary mayor says he's cut public costs

Lake officials visit Statehouse

COLUMN: Hope in NWI, nope in Indy on streamlining

South Bend Tribune

EDITORIAL: Judge holds winning hand

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

House votes to rein in charity casinos

Shelter plan draws cheers, jeers

Township remake goes on to House

EDITORIAL: Breeding better laws

Lafayette Journal and Courier

Police chief likes red-light cameras

Locals hear positive notes in address

Fire departments consolidate resources

EDITORIAL: IHSAA takes fire from the statehouse

CENTRAL INDIANA

Indianapolis Star

Your sports ticket could cost more

Sheriff: Daniels politicized deaths

Senate passes immigration reform bill

House passes measure to spare children's home, expand services

COLUMN: Ballard, the un-mayor, is unreadable

Muncie Star Press

McKinney asks appeals court to stop possible citation

Contempt citation wouldn't force McKinney from office

Senate, but not Errington, approves township bill

Local senators split on red light camera legislation

Richmond Palladium-Item

Livestock bills move to Senate

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Evansville Courier & Press

Southern Indiana may not get all it expects in stimulus funds

'3 strikes' measure clears Senate

Louisville Courier-Journal

House to vote on tax breaks for casinos

INDIANA WIRE

Bill to expand Ind. voter ID law stalls in House

Ind. governor's damaged plane awaits fix in Ohio

2 measures on buying surplus power advance

NORTHERN INDIANA

Gary Post-Tribune

Little Cal gets boost in funding

House weighing satellite voting bill

Legislation gives Gary schools second enrollment count

Times of Northwest Indiana

Lake officials discuss tax reassessment start-up

EDITORIAL: Dispatching services ought to be merged

South Bend Tribune

Judges bill is ready for Indiana Senate

EDITORIAL: Go with single executive bill

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Daniels outlines uses of stimulus

Plane mishap still 'mystery'

Township boards on chop block

EDITORIAL: Form over substance

COLUMN: Daniels sets moderate tone before nation

Lafayette Journal and Courier

Government streamlining fans step up pressure

CENTRAL INDIANA

Indianapolis Star

Child's death prompts questions

Racing that light? It could be photo finish

Governor defends use of nearly $1,000-an-hour state plane

Senate may vote on feticide bill today

Daniels inclined not to take funds to raise jobless benefits

Modified voter ID law stalls in House, 1 vote shy of passage

Senate votes to bar state from trust fund principal

Voice vote OKs resolution to study state's primary date

Bayh calls budget process broken

EDITORIAL: Thanks to politics, inefficiency lives

Muncie Star Press

Muncie mayor refuses to pay for economic development job

Dems, GOP debate early voting models

EDITORIAL: Bill needed to eliminate council conflicts of interest

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Evansville Courier & Press

Diluted bills regain bite

Major Moves constitutional amendment passes

New Kernan-Shepard bill would keep trustees

Students to lobby for their future

Indiana House passes bill to curb repeat drunk drivers

EDITORIAL: Governing sports

Louisville Courier-Journal

Kentucky, Indiana to get Medicaid money starting tomorrow

Legislative update is Saturday in Harrison

Senate backs move to protect Indiana Toll Road trust fund

INDIANA WIRE

New Indiana budget debate: one year or two?

Indiana gov.'s plane makes unplanned Ohio landing

Governors, Obama to discuss stimulus

Lugar: Rethink embargo on Cuba

NORTHERN INDIANA

Gary Post-Tribune

Region waits to see where fed money lands

Region lawmakers at last find their voices

IDEM chief defends cutbacks

Charbonneau: 'Legislators have no backbone'

EDITORIAL: Drunken driving bill should be supported

Times of Northwest Indiana

Daniels: Takes to national talk show

Lobbying firm continues to go to bat for Hammond

Republicans look to 2010

EDITORIAL: Shield law will protect democracy

EDITORIAL: Put an end to election shenanigans

South Bend Tribune

Local political history exhibit opens

Define 'unemployed'

Luecke: Work together to halt burglaries

COLUMN: Trip was about facts, not persuasion

EDITORIAL: A gun permit shortcoming

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Toll Road lease cash is largely untouched

Harper didn't know he was campaigning

EDITORIAL: Big day for legislature

GUEST COLUMN: Protect casino workers from ambient smoke

GUEST COLUMN: Seeing government at its best, politics at its worst

EDITORIAL: Examine charitable gambling

Lafayette Journal and Courier

Advocates still pushing juvenile center

EDITORIAL: Fanning the spark of local reform

EDITORIAL: Put legislative priorities in order -- now

CENTRAL INDIANA

Indianapolis Star

No day in the park for Indy Parks

Indianapolis police, fire promotions policy faces upgrade

COLUMN: Lawmakers look out for themselves

Cracked windshield forces unscheduled landing of Daniels' plane

Indiana townships do a poor job of poor relief

Ballard's State of the City speech: Make Indy more 'livable'

Five questions for Marilyn Schultz

Lawmakers shrug off remark from Daniels

Tully's Corner

Carmel mayor gets a presidential view

EDITORIAL: House makes budget mess, Senate must clean up

Muncie Star Press

Racism still a reality, despite Obama victory

Economic stimulus act raises questions

Richmond Palladium-Item

Stimulus dollars, coming soon

EDITORIAL: Does Revenue Sharing hold direction for stimulus funds?

EDITORIAL: Lessons learned and risks taken

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

Vigo County awaiting $2.7M in economic recovery money

State has too many elected officials, official says

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Evansville Courier & Press

General Assembly faces full docket

EDITORIAL: Townships survive

Louisville Courier-Journal

Lawmakers debate lowering taxes on 'racinos'

Clere's first session isn't easy

Republicans criticize Democrats' funding plan

INDIANA WIRE

Indiana unemployment benefits get $25 boost

Bill to crack down on 'puppy mills' clears House

Bill on restaurant nutrition information stalled

NORTHERN INDIANA

Gary Post-Tribune

Mrvan seeks aid for police academy with new fee on BMV transactions

Lake County libraries oppose consolidation

IDEM vows against substantial changes after EPA meeting

Times of Northwest Indiana

Portage mayor delivers optimistic message

Library consolidation bill includes voter opt-out

$1 BMV fee sought for NWI police training

Campaign finances undergo scrutiny

Glitch holds up 2008 tax bills

EDITORIAL: State takeover is needed in Gary

South Bend Tribune

House bill would eliminate IHSAA

Bill inspired by VIM easily clears House

EDITORIAL: Hold off on tax cap resolution

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Bill to move slots to city goes bust

Council hears bill for fixes

EDITORIAL: Slothful Senate

Lafayette Journal and Courier

RFK Jr. touts his stimulus plan

Commissioner recovering from heart attack

Township fire consolidation idea goes over well

State demands repayment from Wallace clerk-treasurer

EDITORIAL: Statehouse is lacking good leadership

CENTRAL INDIANA

Indianapolis Star

Marriage amendment fails to get a hearing

Hindu chaplain offers prayer to open Indiana Senate

Bond woes could soak Indy water users

COLUMN: Time for Ballard to show us the plan

EDITORIAL: Take the pain over quick fixes

Muncie Star Press

Taxpayers question legality of Murphy vote

Township legislation survives in watered-down version

Third House session scheduled Saturday in Muncie

Richmond Palladium-Item

EDITORIAL: Stimulus leaves choice between lesser of 2 evils

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Evansville Courier & Press

Change of direction

Legislature mulls budget, schools

Tougher smoking ban meets resistance

Mayor attending meeting with Obama today

EDITORIAL: Townships survive

Louisville Courier-Journal

Stimulus to aid unemployed Hoosiers

INDIANA WIRE

Bill to keep Ind. children's home open advances

Local gov't reorganization bills meet resistance

EPA to discuss concerns with Indiana officials

Indiana's illegal hiring measure gets Senate committee OK

NORTHERN INDIANA

Gary Post-Tribune

Rough ride for reform plan on trustee issue

Visclosky to return PMA campaign contributions

House bill aids South Shore extension plan

EDITORIAL: Visclosky keeping lobbyists at distance

Times of Northwest Indiana

Visclosky repays campaign funds

ACORN plans local action to stem NWI mortgage foreclosures

Mayor gives State of the City address

EDITORIAL: Combine transportation planning

COLUMN: Accountability is reason for demise of townships

South Bend Tribune

Saving the American dream

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Lawmakers drawing bead on charity casinos

County assessed values up in '08

Panels snub government revamp bills

Unions sue Allen over wage scale

Bayh's re-election war chest formidable

EDITORIAL: Legislature's must-do list

Lafayette Journal and Courier

Survey to rate WL Human Relations Commission

EDITORIAL: Taking DNA from arrestees is a step too far

CENTRAL INDIANA

Indianapolis Star

Daniels' township reforms wiped out

Stimulus bill pulls plug on Carmel water slide, pool

Indy homeowners, experts cheer Obama's housing bailout

Child services 1 step closer to getting ombudsman

School funding bill won't dictate spending

MADD leader backs ignition locks for drunk drivers

Anderson Herald Bulletin

Anderson senator opposes bill

Muncie Star Press

McKinney, deputy risk contempt

Comcast wants city to take on public access

Senators support county changes

House panel approves budget plan

Richmond Palladium-Item

House to consider concentrated livestock bills

Inauguration discussion set

EDITORIAL: Examine some user fees before general rate hike

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Evansville Courier & Press

Three Kernan-Shepard bills derailed in one afternoon

State agency warns consumers about rip-offs

EDITORIAL: The $787 billion gamble

INDIANA WIRE

Man pays $4,000 property tax bill in coins

Bill to allow red light cameras passes Senate

Democrats OK spending $200M from Indiana reserves

House passes smoking ban with exemptions

Indiana senator victim of e-mail scam

Ind. Senate: don't move Guantanamo detainees here

Kokomo mayor to discuss auto industry at Yale

NORTHERN INDIANA

Gary Post-Tribune

Region awaits a share of stimulus money

Enviros say IDEM overstepped authority

Blue Chip could get tax breaks

Gary may be in line for state bailout

House bill could require DUI locks on 1st-time offender's cars

Budget proposal ups river commission funding, aids Gary

Times of Northwest Indiana

Daniels bashes Lake County's resistance to reform plan

Cities talk consolidation efforts

Gary's plight stirs income tax talk

Auditor seeking $10K in overtime

EDITORIAL: Burris should resign

South Bend Tribune

It's all about change for county taxpayer

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Democrats' budget plan taps rainy day fund

House OKs smoking curbs

Government remake plan off to House

GUEST COLUMN: Keep open mind about city gaming

Lafayette Journal and Courier

Officials target easy-to-start projects

Defamation suit expanded to more council members

EDITORIAL: With stimulus signed, all we can do is wait

CENTRAL INDIANA

Indianapolis Star

House Dems propose budget

House OKs limited workplace smoking ban

Teacher checks might be expanded

Senate bill dumps plan to eliminate townships

Dems pick replacement for Center Twp. trustee

Visclosky, another lawmaker to return questionable donations

Senate OKs reform bill for county government

Senate votes to keep Gitmo inmates out

COLUMN: Rivals ally for good of state

EDITORIAL: Workers deserve tougher smoke ban

Muncie Star Press

Bledsoe blasts Donati for hiring son

Most ECI lawmakers vote against smoke ban

Delaware County Election board again ponders vote centers

EDITORIAL: How should roads be funded?

Richmond Palladium-Item

Stimulus: A 'lost opportunity'

Lawmakers expected to attend 3 forums

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

Rep. Brad Ellsworth visiting with constituents

EDITORIAL: Eliminating conflicts of interest

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Evansville Courier & Press

Casino Aztar upgrades vowed

Senate sets shuffle in motion

EDITORIAL: Curbing foreclosures

Louisville Courier-Journal

Indiana schools to get $426 million

Debate is over how to use $4.3 billion

Panel OKs one-year budget

INDIANA WIRE

Political fight snares bill to repair jobless fund

Senate panel endorses revised water quality bill

More changes made to smoking ban bill

Welfare rolls shrink as unemployment rises

Online voter registration moves ahead

NORTHERN INDIANA

Gary Post-Tribune

Bill would require device to prevent drunken drivers from starting their cars

Visclosky calls 'Buy American' provision crucial

Lawmaker's pleas about stimulus ignored

Bill would offer reprieve on delinquent property taxes

McDermott leaving party post to pursue top county position

EDITORIAL: We must act quickly in using stimulus cash

GUEST COLUMN: Mutz: It's imperative to reduce local government

EDITORIAL: Fewer polls better than voting centers

Times of Northwest Indiana

Senate OKs first plank of local government overhaul

Property tax amnesty considered

Pols argue McDermott making wrong move

EDITORIAL: Reforms must not leave Lake behind

South Bend Tribune

Mayor reflects, looks ahead

EDITORIAL: Indiana needs an M.E. system

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Resistance stalls jobless insure vote

Senate passes election provisions

Kelty, allies working to oust Shine

Bayh points out perks to stimulus

EDITORIAL: Bipartisan appeal

COLUMN: Mayor must jump off fence on gambling

Lafayette Journal and Courier

Voters could decide on county's executive system

Township trustees resist reform

EDITORIAL: Only change will save U.S. auto industry

EDITORIAL: Resign our townships to Indiana's past

CENTRAL INDIANA

Indianapolis Star

Parents check charter schools for the right fit

$20M will keep Keystone project rolling

Smoking ban's fans, critics air concerns

Bill would limit the election of public workers

GOP councilman goes Libertarian

House panel OKs casino tax breaks

Daniels skips Obama visit: 'I wasn't invited,' he says

COLUMN: State positioned to reap funding

COLUMN: Sponsorships could bring payoff for city

EDITORIAL: Move into higher gear on reform

Richmond Palladium-Item

EDITORIAL: Compromise needed to solve economic dilemma

Terre Haute Tribune-Star

Tax credits, economic recovery package on agenda for Bayh's stops in Valley

EDITORIAL: Simple but wise bill would help food banks

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Evansville Courier & Press

House calls for casino smoking ban exemption

Bayh talks Hoosier tax relief

EDITORIAL: Curbing foreclosures

Louisville Courier-Journal

Sen. Sipes taking higher profile

INDIANA WIRE

Feds: Ethics conflict in Ind. workforce contract

Ind. Statehouse ceremony honors Lincoln's birthday

NORTHERN INDIANA

Gary Post-Tribune

Visclosky defends role with lobbyist PMA Group

Groups question Daniels' political contributions

Tallian's bill would aid Hoosiers in foreclosure

Times of Northwest Indiana

Tax bills could go to printer Friday

County, Gary may be on hook for millions

Don't upset tax base, advocate tells Lake Central officials

EDITORIAL: Allow 2nd enrollment headcount

South Bend Tribune

Making a case for keeping TIF districts

EDITORIAL: FSSA decision to slow down a relief to many

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Mayor reveals little on gambling

Henry sticks to '08 script

EDITORIAL: Check 'yes' for food

Lafayette Journal and Courier

Juvenile center vote redo?

EDITORIAL: Juvenile center will always be a divisive issue

CENTRAL INDIANA

Indianapolis Star

Lincoln remembered at Indiana Statehouse

On Hoosiers' wish lists

Indiana bill would require calories on restaurant menus

Measure adds fetuses to wrongful-death law

COLUMN: Legislature a health hazard

EDITORIAL: Let's cash out of local inefficiency

Muncie Star Press

EDITORIAL: State poverty commission could make a difference

Richmond Palladium-Item

Congressman to visit Richmond on Tuesday

EDITORIAL: On spending: Make your voice heard

SOUTHERN INDIANA

Evansville Courier & Press

Statehouse ceremony honors Lincoln's birthday