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Paul Helmke, former president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, agreed. “Indiana already does too little to keep loaded guns out of public places and out of the hands of dangerous people. This bill would make us all less safe,” the former Republican mayor wrote in an email. No license is required to buy a firearm in Indiana, but one is required for open or concealed carry. Individuals with a conviction for a felony or misdemeanor domestic battery are ineligible, and a license c...

Among the bills that have started to pass through the Indiana Statehouse is a police reform measure that’s been described as historic.

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Rogue police officers could be more easily identified and rooted out under a bill passed unanimously Tuesday.

The bill would also establish a procedure for the law enforcement training board to decertify officers who commit misconduct, and would ease the sharing of officers’ employment records between police departments, thus helping to identify “bad actors” and keep them from moving jobs.

A bipartisan bill aimed at increasing police accountability and enacting criminal justice reform received early support from Indiana's legislators, law enforcement leaders and community groups Tuesday, following calls for action from the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus.

Rogue police officers could be more easily identified and rooted out under a bill passed unanimously by the House Courts and Criminal Code Committee Tuesday.

Sign up for our Greenville development newsletter. Get all the latest updates on the Upstate real estate market, more openings and closings, exclusive development news and more in your inbox each week. Email Gas station, grocery store About a mile away, a property owner plans to build a Spinx gas station and convenience store on a portion of an 8-acre plot at the intersection of Perimeter Road and Fork Shoals Road. The owner plans to market the rest of the land for the construction of another b...

Captiva panel OKs budget, elects new members By TIFFANY REPECKI / trepecki@breezenewspapers.com - | Dec 15, 2020 The Captiva Community Panel approved next year’s budget and elected candidates for two seats opening up in January at its recent meeting, as well as heard an update on the iguana control MSTU. On Dec. 8, President David Mintz and staff presented a proposed budget for 2021 that consisted of $65,000 in revenues and $75,000 in operations expenses, resulting in a deficit of $10,000. T...