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Eagle Country 99.3 By Travis Thayer
Safe Haven Baby Box located at the Lawrenceburg Fire Department. Photo by Travis Thayer, Eagle Country 99.3.
(Indianapolis, Ind.) – Indiana currently has 51 Safe Haven Baby Boxes statewide.
That number could see a significant increase if new legislation is passed into law.
State Rep. Randy Frye (R-Greensburg) has authored House Bill 1032, which would help increase the number of Safe Haven Baby Boxes across the state.
The House Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety voted unanimously on Thursday in support of Frye’s legislation.
Frye says his bill would make it easier for communities to install baby boxes. The bill would allow communities to install a baby box at a volunteer fire station located in a municipality with a full-time police department. The bill would also allow counties with professional emergency medical service providers with a 24/7 staffed facility to install boxes.
Federal fentanyl prosecutions are rising rapidly, the US Sentencing Commission reports. (Creative Commons)
Marijuana Policy
Florida Marijuana Legalization Bills Filed. State Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith (D-Orlando) and state Sen. Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) have filed companion marijuana legalization bills, HB 343 and SB 710, respectively. The bills would establish a robust and free-market regulatory approach to the governance of cultivation, processing, and retail sales of both medical and adult-use marijuana. They would legalize up to 2.5 ounces for people 21 and over.
Hawaii Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed. A marijuana legalization bill was filed last week in Honolulu. The bill, SB 704, would set up a system of taxed and regulated marijuana sales, as well as legalizing the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana and allowing for the personal cultivation of up to six plants, of which three can be mature.
Biden Names New Acting VA Secretary, Some Permanent Staff
Dat Tran has been serving as principal deputy assistant secretary for the VA Office of Enterprise Integration. (Photo: Dept. of Veterans Affairs)
20 Jan 2021
Dat Tran, one of the Department of Veterans Affairs top experts in strategic planning and information technology, has been named acting head of the department as Denis McDonough, President Joe Biden s nominee for VA secretary, waits for confirmation from the U.S. Senate.
Tran currently serves as principal deputy assistant secretary for the VA Office of Enterprise Integration, where he advises VA leaders on performance, policy research, data analytics and transportation.
Dems eye punishing Republicans who challenged Biden s win politico.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from politico.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.