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12 hrs ago | SFGate

Police officer sues over BMV revoking 'OINK' plate

A central Indiana police officer has filed lawsuit against the state Bureau of Motor Vehicles , saying its decision to revoke his vanity license plate "0INK" was unconstitutional.

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16 hrs ago | KRMG-AM Tulsa

Collapse raises concerns about Ohio bridge safety

Ohio has 278 bridges similar to the one that collapsed on in Washington this week, sending cars and people into the water below.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Indiana, US Governors, John Kasich, Steve Beshear

22 hrs ago | The Indianapolis Star

After I-69 report, INDOT changes course

The edict came down after a February investigation by The Indianapolis Star used just such documents to raise questions about a high-ranking transportation official who intervened in an Interstate 69 bridge project.

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Related Topix: Indianapolis, IN, Indiana, US Politics, Senator Joe Donnelly, Representative Joe Donnelly, US News, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Federal Bureau of Investigation

Fri May 24, 2013

The Indianapolis Star

Greenfield officer sues BMV in efforts to keep '0INK' plate

A Greenfield police corporal wants to keep a personalized Fraternal Order of Police plate that has adorned his personal vehicle since 2010 -- but that was recently revoked by the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

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JD Supra

Developments in Multistate Taxation

The Alabama Department of Revenue, Administrative Law Division, found that a company's beer distribution rights did not qualify as goodwill under generally accepted accounting principles and, therefore, did not qualify for the goodwill exclusion under Alabama's business privilege tax.

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Related Topix: Alabama Government, Alabama, Indiana

Marietta Times

1 license plate idea deserves support

Local state representatives should approve a House proposal to remove the front license plate requirement from Ohio's law books.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Ohio Government, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Indiana

Thu May 23, 2013

WTHI-TV Terre Haute

Lawmakers to assess ISTEP problems

Schools all over the state encountered issues with the statewide testing when servers by the test provider, CTB/McGraw Hill, failed, kicking test-takers offline.

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Related Topix: Indiana, Education Etc.

WSJV-TV South Bend

Indiana lawmakers returning to consider veto override

Indiana lawmakers are returning to the Statehouse for one day next month to possibly override Republican Gov.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mike Pence, Indiana, US Governors

Indiana Law Blog

Ind. Law - Legislative Council meeting today to set interim study committees

Jim Shella of Ch. 8 is reporting: "Legislature will meet on June 12th to consider veto overrides." My question: "Is this is a first under the statute that allows GA to meet post-session without Gov calling a special session?" [More] Here is the Concurrent Resolution fixing the date for the first regular technical session of the One Hundred ... (more)

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WTOV9

ODOT preparing for increased speed limit

Officials with the Ohio Department of Transportation have taken the next step to raise the speed limit on interstates within the Buckeye State.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Indiana

The Indianapolis Star

Ban on cold beer sales protects children

Gas station owners who jack up the price you pay for gasoline just before every weekend and important holidays now want to make it easier to buy ready to drink alcohol at thousands of additional locations.

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Wed May 22, 2013

WTCA-AM Plymouth

County to Continue with Free Dirt at Jail

The Commissioners granted approval to continue with the dirt giveaway on Saturdays from 8 a.m. till 1 p.m. throughout June.

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Daily Journal

Indiana presses ahead with I-69's next section

Indiana is pressing ahead with its search for a company to build a 21-mile section of the Interstate 69 extension under a public-private deal that calls for a contractor to line up its own financing to design and build the highway segment, state officials said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Indiana, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mike Pence, Bloomington, IN, Martinsville, IN, US Governors

Journal Gazette

Verbatim: Indiana ranked 2nd most competitive state for business

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana was ranked as the most competitive state for business in the Midwest and the second best nationwide in Site Selection magazine's Top 10 Competitive States of 2012.

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Related Topix: Indiana, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mike Pence, US Governors

Tue May 21, 2013

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Sandi Patty to sing Indy 500 anthem for record sixth time

The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, was a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph.

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Related Topix: Christian Music, Sandi Patty, Weather, Indianapolis, IN, Indiana

TheIndyChannel

BMV admits to possibly overcharging

In response to a class-action lawsuit that alleged the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles overcharged as many as 4 million Hoosiers since 2007, the BMV admitted in a May 15 filing "it may have inadvertently overcharged" drivers.

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Recordpub.com

Ohio releases new 70 mph interstate map

Speedsters, mark your calendars: July 1 is the day you can legally drive 70 mph on much of the state's Interstate highway system, thanks to a change in state law OK'd earlier this year and set to take effect this summer.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, West Virginia Government, Virginia, Virginia Government

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

LaPorte converts 2 city buses to propane use

A tornado watch has been issued for several counties in central and western Indiana.

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Related Topix: Indiana, Laporte County, IN, Purdue University, Delaware County, IN, Marion County, IN

Mon May 20, 2013

The Republic

Cables along interstate prevent head-on crashes

Construction crews are busy this month reinforcing ground anchors along 80 miles of Interstate 65 through Bartholomew and neighboring counties to boost the stress that wire guardrails installed in the highway median can withstand.

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Evansville Courier & Press

NOTEBOOK: Indiana not likely to tighten alcohol law

That amounted to the largest one-month decrease in the unemployment rate in more than one year.

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Related Topix: Indiana, Fort Wayne, IN