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Thursday, February 04, 2021 1:00 am
Editorial
Unanimous support reflects reform bill s value
Unanimous votes in the Indiana General Assembly generally occur with the most innocuous of measures: resolutions honoring retiring members or championship sports teams. The 96-0 vote on House Bill 1006 doesn t fall into that category. It s an important piece of legislation, deserving of lawmakers full support as it moves to the Senate for consideration.
The bill, authored by Rep. Greg Steuerwald, R-Danville, tackles the sensitive topic of police reform. It comes in the wake of George Floyd s death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers and protests in cities across the nation, including Fort Wayne, in 2020. No one wants to take away the ability of law enforcement officers to safely serve and pro
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State Legislatures Expect to See Racial Justice Fight The first full legislative session is underway after a summer of racial justice protests, and state lawmakers across the country are proposing changes to racist laws in policing, housing and health-care access. Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline.org | February 1, 2021 | Analysis
(TNS) Racial equity is on the docket in state capitols this year.
It’s been eight months since Minneapolis police killed George Floyd. Millions marched to declare Black lives matter and demand changes to police accountability, tactics and biases.
This anti-racist movement, built over decades, has seeped into state capitols nationwide and promises to bring significant changes to housing, health care access and policing policy in the first full legislative session since that pivotal summer.
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Weekly Statehouse Update: Special Session For Redistricting, Libertarian Ballot Rule
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Lawmakers debated a bill to prevent future government restrictions used during the pandemic. A committee made it harder for Libertarians to make it on the ballot. And the Senate is close to eliminating all protections for wetlands.
Here’s what you might have missed this week at the Statehouse.
Rep. Bob Morris’s (R-Fort Wayne) legislation would ban state and local governments from limiting a business’s hours of operation or occupancy; regulating what procedures hospitals can do; and requiring mask-wearing or social distancing in a church, unless those things are already in state or federal law.