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Indiana House Republicans want to spend at least $65 million less on traditional K-12 schools in their state budget plan than Gov. Eric Holcomb proposed.
The House GOP budget instead prioritizes increases for school vouchers and virtual schools.
The proposal increases tuition support for K-12 schools by $378 million over the next two years – that’s $1 million more than Holcomb’s proposal. But the House Republican plan includes a significant expansion of school vouchers for private schools, taking up $66 million of that increase.
Rep. Tim Brown (R-Crawfordsville) is his caucus’s budget architect.
“Parents by far and away want to make choices for their kids, Brown said. They want to have options.”
Fear caused by the pandemic, civil unrest and even the election of a new president has created unprecedented demand for guns and ammunition that has some shop owners concerned about their own survival.
When news of the pandemic started to spread, lines started forming at stores here and across the country for guns, ammunition, bulletproof vests and other items deemed important for self-defense and survival.
And civil unrest throughout most of the country only served to fan the flames as well as the election of President Joe Biden, who many fear will seek to constrict 2nd Amendment rights.
âItâs been a perfect storm,â said Rebecca Bartol, owner of gun store Femme Fatale in South Bend. âPeople started panic buying in March and it really hasnât let up since because of rioting, protesting and political changes.â
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Feb 5, 2021 8:07 PM
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) A special prosecutor has cleared three Terre Haute police officers following allegations of misconduct in what Police Chief Shawn Keen called a volatile and dangerous apprehension.
Officers Brian Hall, Daniel Johnson and Justin Gant were placed on leave following the arrest of Chance Kernstein who was accused of shooting at a truck.
When officers attempted to stop Kernstein s vehicle, he led them on a pursuit that ended in Lewis, Ind.
Kernstein was charged with criminal recklessness, false reporting, resisting law enforcement, intimidation, pointing a firearm, reckless driving, possession of methamphetamine and violating a home detention order.
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