Republicans revive bill to eliminate license requirement to carry handgun in public
Republicans have revived a bill to eliminate Indianas license requirement to carry a handgun in public.
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Republicans have revived a bill to eliminate Indianas license requirement to carry a handgun in public.
February 8, 2021 A bill to keep Native children within their tribe or pueblo when the state separates them from their parents passed the House State Government and Indian Affairs Committee unanimously on Monday. Sponsored by state Rep. Georgene Louis, D-Albuquerque and of the Acoma Pueblo, HB 209 has overwhelming support from various organizations and Tribal and pueblo governments in the state. If it becomes law, the bill would codify the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, which was passed in the 1970s but is poorly enforced, according to experts. The bill would guide the state Children, You...