Local health leader reaction to Senate Bill 5 veto override
Public health leaders are sharing their disappointment at the override veto vote on Senate Bill 5.
Posted: May 12, 2021 10:26 PM
Updated: May 13, 2021 6:36 PM
Posted By: Anna Darling
TIPPECANOE, FOUNTAIN AND WARREN COUNTIES, Ind. (WLFI) - Public health leaders are sharing their disappointment at the override veto vote on Senate Bill 5.
As we previously reported, Governor Eric Holcomb vetoed the bill. However, the state legislature reconvened on Monday and voted to override that veto.
The bill makes it so that health departments must get approval from county commissioners to make any kind of public health mandate. It makes it so that local health orders can t supersede a state health order, and it makes it so county health officers must be appointed by county commissioners.
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The bill was withdrawn from the Senate Tuesday because lawmakers said they didn’t have the votes to pass it.
The original House bill would have created a statewide standard for siting wind and solar projects that supporters say would have made it easier to bring such projects to the state.
Lawmakers complained that even after making changes to the bill, including allowing counties to keep existing wind and solar ordinances in place, county leaders still wouldn’t come to the table to work with them.
Sen. Mark Messmer (R-Jasper) likened the negotiations to a hostage situation where the captor shoots the hostage even after getting everything they want.
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Mayor Roswarski shares state of the city update during GLC zoom event
Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski says the city is thriving, despite the pandemic.
Posted: Mar 9, 2021 5:07 PM
Updated: Mar 9, 2021 5:14 PM
Posted By: Anna Darling
GREATER LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski says the city is thriving, despite the pandemic. He shared a state-of-the-city update on Tuesday during a Zoom event hosted by Greater Lafayette Commerce.
While nothing has been left fully unscathed from this pandemic, Mayor Roswarski said the city still made progress during the past year. Thank you to everybody. The community is doing well financially, we haven t really had to cancel anything, we re moving forward, he said.