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Hoosier income growth slows

Indiana’s personal income is growing slower compared to the rest of the nation, according to the latest data from the federal government.


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​Indiana governor OKs changes to religious objections law

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has approved changes to new law that sparked boycotts of the state amid fears that it would allow discrimination against lesbians and gays. Pence had asked lawmakers to clarify language in the religious objections law earlier this week as businesses canceled conventions and governments banned travel to the state.



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Controversy continues over religious freedom bill

After Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed the controversial Senate Bill 101 into effect, opponents both locally and nationally continued to voice concern that the law could allow businesses to discriminate, particularly against those in the LGBTQ community.



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Gov. Mike Pence signs religious objections bill

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on Thursday signed into law a religious objections bill that some convention organizers and business leaders have opposed amid concern it could allow discrimination against gay people. Indiana is the first state to enact such a change this year among about a dozen where such proposals have been introduced.



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Indiana drops bill to allow Sunday alcohol sales

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana will keep the distinction of having the last statewide "blue law" banning Sunday carry-out alcohol sales after the sponsor of a bill that would have lifted the ban said Tuesday the measure is dead. The bill seeking to end the state's 80-year-old ban made it farther — the House floor — than any other in past sessions. "It was a stretch just to get it to this point," bill sponsor Rep.


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Pence terminates JustIN state-run news website

Three days after announcing state-run news service JustIN, Gov. Mike Pence is terminating the project. In a memorandum to all state agency heads on Thursday afternoon, Pence said, "However well intentioned, after thorough review of the preliminary planning and careful consideration of the concerns expressed, I am writing to inform you that I have made a decision to terminate development of the JustIN website immediately." The taxpayer-funded news source would have included feature stories written by the government’s press secretaries.






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