Last week I spent about an hour in the law office of state Rep. Greg Steuerwald, a Republican who wanted to talk about something âunbelievable.â It was HEA 1006, a sprawling police reform bill that passed and was signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb without a single dissenting vote.
The next day, I met with U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz at a Carmel coffee shop, asking this freshman Republican what her first impressions of Congress were. âI didnât have very high expectations from Congress as most American people donât,â Spartz said. âThe reason I am saying that was I thought it was going to be like a high school. I was recently talking to a colleague and I said, ââItâs more like middle school.ââ
Brian Howey: Jarring contrasts between Congress, General Assembly Brian Howey
Last week I spent about an hour in the law office of State Rep. Greg Steuerwald, a Republican who wanted to talk about something unbelievable. It was HEA 1006, a sprawling police reform bill that passed and was signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb without a single dissenting vote.
The next day, I met with U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz at a Carmel coffee shop, asking this freshman Republican what her first impressions of Congress were. I didn’t have very high expectations from Congress as most American people don’t, Spartz said. The reason I am saying that was I thought it was going to be like a high school. I was recently talking to a colleague and I said, “It’s more like middle school.”
Updated: 3:48 PM EDT May 13, 2021
DANVILLE, Ind. Last week I spent about an hour in the law office of State Rep. Greg Steuerwald, a Republican who wanted to talk about something unbelievable. It was HEA 1006, a sprawling police reform bill that passed and was signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb without a single dissenting vote.
The next day, I met with U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz at a Carmel coffee shop, asking this freshman Republican what her first impressions of Congress were. I didn t have very high expectations from Congress as most American people don’t, Spartz said. The reason I am saying that was I thought it was going to be like a high school. I was recently talking to a colleague and I said, It s more like middle school.
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Some see danger, others see undue burden on citizens
NIKI KELLY | The Journal Gazette
INDIANAPOLIS – A divided police community highlighted a hearing Wednesday to eliminate a requirement for Hoosiers to get a permit to carry a firearm in public.
“We as an association believe eliminating the handgun licensing system is an unnecessary risk to public safety,” said Lafayette Police Chief Patrick Flannelly, on behalf of the Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police.
And he noted that just because you carry a firearm doesn’t make you safer since Indiana requires no gun training.
But former Elkhart County Sheriff Brad Rogers said the permitting process is a burden on citizens to exercise a constitutional right.
Approximately 40 scholarships of $750 each will be awarded to qualifying students throughout the state.
The Indiana Sheriffsâ Association Scholarship Fund was established for the purpose of receiving, investing and dispensing of funds to provide college scholarships to qualified students who are committed to pursuing an education and career in the law enforcement field.
To qualify for one of these scholarships, the applicant must be an Indiana resident, be a current member of the association or a dependent child or grandchild of a current member of the association, attend an Indiana college or university, major in a law enforcement field and enroll as a full-time student with at least 12 credit hours.