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News - 04/21/2009 - House Democrats propose new jobless fund fix (Associated Press)
Employers would pay higher taxes under a revised proposal Indiana House Democrats presented on Monday as a way to fix Indiana's bankrupt unemployment insurance fund.
News - 04/21/2009 - Dems question Gov. power to cut certain spending (Associated Press)
Democratic leaders at the Statehouse are questioning whether the governor should have the power to withhold state cash from certain programs even though lawmakers allocated money for them in the state budget.
News - 04/20/2009 - New laws will protect police, help former POWs (Associated Press)
Gov. Mitch Daniels has signed more than a dozen bills into law this year, including ones that will provide police officers with bulletproof vests and give free parking to former prisoners of war.
News - 04/17/2009 - Mayor roughed up in CIB game (Indianapolis Star)
Still, the CIB soap opera is proving to be a defining moment in the short tenure of Mayor Greg Ballard. How it plays out in the coming weeks will help shape the mayor's public image in the second half of his term.
News - 04/17/2009 - Visclosky applauds officials who voted against RDA exit (Times of Northwest Indiana)
A week after the Porter County Council voted to leave the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority, U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky encouraged local leaders to move forward with their visions of Northwest Indiana.
News - 04/16/2009 - Ellsworth calls for compromise (Evansville Courier & Press)
With labor supporters rallying for the Employee Free Choice Act in Downtown Evansville on Wednesday, Rep. Brad Ellsworth, D-Ind., called for compromise.
News - 04/16/2009 - Ind. House approves limits on political donations (Associated Press)
The Indiana House has approved a bill that would prohibit the governor from soliciting or receiving campaign contributions during budget-writing sessions of the General Assembly.
News - 04/16/2009 - Feds might tax employers more if fund goes unfixed (Associated Press)
The federal unemployment tax rate paid by Indiana employers might rise 38 percent next year if the state has not repaid all of the hundreds of millions of dollars in loans it needs to keep paying jobless benefits, a top official said Wednesday.
News - 04/14/2009 - Bayh Cites Signs of Economic Renewal (Congressional Quarterly)
There is no "magic answer" for turning around the economy, Sen. Evan Bayh said Sunday, but some indicators show that President Obama's economic plans have started to re-inspire confidence in some sectors.
News - 04/14/2009 - It’s a normal Dyngus Day (South Bend Tribune)
And so Dyngus Day, South Bend's annual day-after-Easter candidatepalooza of Polish food and polka dancing, found itself a little more subdued this year, especially when compared to last year, which featured a visit from former President Bill Clinton.
News - 04/14/2009 - NWI legislators hope to revive stalled ideas (Times of Northwest Indiana)
A statewide smoking ban, local government consolidation and funding to bring a trauma care hospital to the region are among the ideas Northwest Indiana lawmakers hope to revive in the final weeks of the legislative session.
News - 04/14/2009 - Indiana bankruptcies soar 41% in year (Associated Press)
As the economy foundered, bankruptcies in Indiana soared 41% from March 2008 to March 2009.
News - 04/10/2009 - Mayor’s wife to talk about 2008 campaign (Evansville Courier & Press)
Patricia Weinzapfel, wife of Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel, will present a PowerPoint slide show on her experiences during the 2008 presidential campaign at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Oaklyn Branch Library.
News - 04/10/2009 - Senate budget pleases many, but feds get no credit (Indianapolis Star)
For a day, at least, just about everybody loved Luke Kenley. They should have steered some of that love toward President Barack Obama.
News - 04/10/2009 - Credit card proposal needed for consumer (Gary Post-Tribune)
The Credit Card Act -- among other things -- would prevent credit card companies from increasing interest rates on cardholders for arbitrary reasons unrelated to the cardholder's behavior.
News - 04/09/2009 - New property tax deduction from Bayh (WANE-TV)
With the tax filing deadline less than a week away, Senator Evan Bayh is urging eligible Hoosier homeowners to take advantage of an important, new property tax deduction he created.
News - 04/09/2009 - U.S. Rep. Hill plans open house today (Louisville Courier-Journal)
U.S. Rep. Baron Hill, D-9th District, and his staff will have an open house today at the congressman's Jeffersonville office, 279 Quartermaster Court.
News - 04/09/2009 - FSSA slow to fix problems (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
The Hoosiers who depend on food stamps, Medicaid and TANF might not make as much noise as inconvenienced drivers, but the services they need are every bit as vital. They deserve a better system.
News - 04/09/2009 - Dyngus celebrations will abound (South Bend Tribune)
You've gotta admit: Last year's Dyngus Day will be hard to top.
Press Release - 04/08/2009 - Indiana Democrats decry partisan attacks from Daniels’ slush fund
Indiana Democratic Party Chair Dan Parker today decried a round of partisan attacks being funded by Gov. Mitch Daniels' long-dormant campaign slush fund.
