Articles filed under Indiana
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Bicycle bills would require 3-foot passing zone in IndianaJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Three bills in the Indiana Legislature would require drivers to leave a 3-foot clearance when passing bicyclists on roadways. State Rep. Edward Delan...
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GOP-backed bill would end straight-ticket voting optionJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Straight party-line voting with one click or mark of an election ballot would be eliminated under a bill being backed by Republican leaders in the In...
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2 southwest Indiana towns electing officials to 3-year termsJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - BOONVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Officials elected to govern two southwestern Indiana towns later this year will serve three-year terms instead of four in a cost-saving move for b...
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City TV channel's bedtime stories aim to share reading joyJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) - There's nothing like a good story before bed. Working in concert with Anderson Community Schools, Anderson Community TV (the city's local governmen...
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Gary selected to receive $500,000 in federal fundingJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - GARY, Ind. (AP) - The U.S. Department of House and Urban Development has announced the city of Gary will receive a $500,000 federal grant to improve a neighborhood and p...
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Major relaxing of Indiana gun laws unlikely to advanceJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A bill that would allow some people to legally possess sawed-off shotguns seems likely to advance in the coming weeks, though Indiana lawmakers aren'...
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Gary Roosevelt High School named to National RegisterJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - GARY, Ind. (AP) - The first and only high school in Gary built exclusively for African-Americans, Theodore Roosevelt High School, recently was listed on the National Reg...
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Indiana State Museum, IUPUI to discuss slavery filmJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - The documentary film "Slavery by Another Name" will be the focus of a free, public forum next week hosted by the Indiana State Museum, the Freet...
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Indiana House bill would legalize cremation alternativeJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A bill is under consideration in the Indiana House that would legalize the chemical disposal of human bodies. Republican state Rep. Jeff Thompson of ...
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Teens welcome use of iPads in JA literacy programJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Students won't feel as if they're stepping back into the stone age when they visit JA Finance Park. The only tablets they'll use are iPads. Inste...