A bill that would require Indiana electricity suppliers to get 10 percent of their power from renewable energy failed to pass the House Commerce, Energy and Utilities Committee Thursday. John Bartholomew reports.
A bill that would require Indiana electricity suppliers to get 10 percent of their power from renewable energy failed to pass the House Commerce, Energy and Utilities Committee Thursday. John Bartholomew reports.
Indiana’s House of Representatives today voted ninety-three to one in favor of a property tax plan put forth by Governor Mitch Daniels. Tuesday lawmakers made a number of changes to that plan, however, including removing voter referendum for most school construction projects and added tax breaks for the elderly, renters, and low income workers. Democrat David Orentlicher of Indianapolis.
The one vote against the bill came from Representative Craig Fry of Mishawaka. He says he wasn’t comfortable supporting a bill he didn’t receive until this morning. Fry added he did not think it provided enough property tax cuts for his district. The bill will now be considered by the Senate.
An Indiana senate committee today (Thursday) voted in favor of the proposed constitutional amendment that would ban same sex marriage. The measure is headed for its fourth endorsement from the state senate, but is unlikely see full legislative approval this session. Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Marianne Holland reports.
