Every year the State Legislature is flooded with a ton of new bills. Every year there’s a decisive one or two that seems to fill the news coverage of what those bodies do. Aside from those, though, there’s always a mess of bills introduced …
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Dems Don’t Show, GOP Cries Foul; I Make Predictions…
By joshfeatherstone on January 5, 2012 in Brian Bosma, Filibuster, Indiana Legislature, Pat Bauer, Right to Work, Walkout
Surprise! Okay, not really.For the second day in a row, the Indiana House Democrats have stayed “in caucus” on what was supposed to be the second day of the legislative session. Really, it’s just a fancy term to say they didn’t show u…
Indiana One Step Closer to Discrimination in Our Constitution
By joshfeatherstone on March 30, 2011 in Discrimination, gay marriage, Indiana Legislature, Indiana Marriage Amendment, LGBT, Save Marriage
The Indiana State Senate passed the gay marriage amendment by the disgustingly wide margin of 40-10. Since the House has already passed the same bill, the first of three steps required to add discrimination to the Indiana Constitution is now comp…