Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Indiana State Senator Eddie Melton’s Bill to Generate Revenue and Address Local Blight Passes ... Eddie Melton/Indiana State DemocratsJanuary 28, 2021 GMT INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Senate Bill 275 authored by State Senator Eddie Melton (D-Gary) passed out of the Senate Tax and Fiscal Committee with unanimous support this week. If approved into law, the bill would create a tax amnesty program for participating counties, waiving the penalty and interest of delinquent taxes. Sen. Melton released the following statement on the passage of his bill: