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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.
Showing of 209 results for Government, Indiana State.
| ID | 101789 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Three things that didn’t make the cut and one that did |
| Notes | Property tax exemptions; health department budgets |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Ed Charbonneau; Todd Huston; Rodric Bray |
| Date | Apr 29, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County, Government, Indiana State, Homelessness, Marijuana |
| ID | 101796 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Republicans finalize $44 billion budget |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Todd Huston |
| Date | Apr 26, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Budgets, School Budgets |
| ID | 101726 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Revision spares some English language learners from reading retention |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Robert Behning |
| Date | Apr 24, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination Test (IREAD-3), Indiana Department of Education, Government, Indiana State, Employment Aid Readiness Network (EARN) Indiana |
| ID | 101723 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Hoosiers make last-ditch appeals before budget panel |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Vera McConnell |
| Date | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Budgets, Taxes, Taxes, Cigarette |
| ID | 101632 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Senators send Medicaid work requirements to governor’s desk |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Shelli Yoder; Mike Bohacek |
| Date | Apr 19, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Medicaid |
| ID | 101608 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Newest forecast data projects $2 billion less in revenue |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Ryan Mishler, Jeff Thompson |
| Date | Apr 18, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Taxes, State, Budgets, Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Government, Indiana State |
| ID | 101604 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Bill abolishing court positions passes Senate |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Liz Brown |
| Date | Apr 17, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Courts, Judges |
| ID | 101569 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Drug price reduction program faces scrutiny |
| Notes | 340B |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Sen. Ed Charbonneau |
| Date | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Hospitals |
| ID | 101572 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | ‘Great win’ or a ‘scam’? |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Greg Porter |
| Date | Apr 12, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Taxes, Property, Taxes, Income, Braun, Mike (Governor) |
| ID | 101473 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | House OKs bill to increase scrutiny of state agency contracts |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Matt Lehman; Ryan Dvorak |
| Date | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Legislature |
| ID | 101474 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | House votes to impose Medicaid work requirements |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Robin Shackleford |
| Date | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Medicaid, Healthy Indiana Plan, Legislature |
| ID | 101468 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | House committee moves ‘more focused’ version of anti-DEI bill |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | IU medical students listen to House Judiciary Committee |
| Date | Apr 09, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Indiana University, Homelessness |
| ID | 101459 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Property tax details emerge as end of session nears |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Apr 05, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Property, Government, Indiana State, Education, Public Health Issues |
| ID | 101429 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | House committee OKs amended Medicaid work requirements plan |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Brad Barrett |
| Date | Apr 04, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Medicaid, Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) |
| ID | 101425 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Student voting issue caps statehouse debates |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Madison Riley, Sam Hunt |
| Date | Apr 03, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Voting, Universities & Colleges, Taxes, Income |
| ID | 101427 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Hoosiers rally to protect Medicaid from state, federal action |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Amanda Moore speaks at rally |
| Date | Apr 03, 2025 |
| Page | A5 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Medicaid, Healthy Indiana Plan |
| ID | 101420 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Bill would make school board races partisan |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | J.D. Prescott |
| Date | Apr 02, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, School Boards, Political Parties, Politics and Government |
| ID | 101369 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Document shows Indiana paid $900,000 for execution drug |
| Notes | Joseph Corcoran; Indiana Capital Chronicle |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | execution chamber gurney; redacted state contract |
| Date | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Indiana Department of Correction, Lawsuits, Capital Punishment, Government, Indiana State |
| ID | 101330 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Governor signs first bill into law, creating new online portal for farmers |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Mike Braun Statehouse ceremony |
| Date | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Braun, Mike (Governor), Farming, Agriculture, Government, Indiana State |
| ID | 101365 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Immigration, lab-grown meat among hot legislative topics |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Aaron Freeman |
| Date | Mar 26, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Immigration Issues, Health Care |
| ID | 101295 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | What does the future hold for public health funding? |
| Notes | Health First Indiana; Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Mar 25, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Public Health Issues, Government, Indiana State, Budgets, Huston, Todd |
| ID | 101310 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Indiana newspapers rally against bill to change public notice rules |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Kathy Linton, Beverly Joyce, Brett Clark |
| Date | Mar 22, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Newspapers, Accelerate Indiana Municipalities (AIM) |
| ID | 101236 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | ‘Obscene performance’ ban added to child abuse bill |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Chris Jeter; Greg Steuerwald |
| Date | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Indiana Department of Child Services, Child Abuse, Pornography, Government, Indiana State |
| ID | 101208 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Call for congressional term limits clears final hurdle |
| Notes | U.S. Term Limits |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Dave Hall |
| Date | Mar 19, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Legislature |
| ID | 101167 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Legislature could explore limiting use of public health fund |
| Notes | Health First Indiana |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Liz Brown; Ed Charbonneau |
| Date | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A8 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Public Health Issues, Budgets |
| ID | 101129 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Utilities, consumer advocates clash |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Ed Soliday leads energy committee; Steve Baker testifies; Kerwin Olson testifies |
| Date | Mar 13, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Indiana Michigan Power (I & M), Nuclear Power Plants, Government, Indiana State, Legislature |
| ID | 100942 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | House takes its turn on property tax discussions |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Angel Valentín testifies |
| Date | Mar 07, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Property, Indiana House of Representatives, Government, Indiana State, Legislature |
| ID | 100899 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Congressional term limit effort gains ground in state |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Sue Glick |
| Date | Feb 28, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A7 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Government, Federal, Legislature, U.S. Congress- House of Representatives |
| ID | 100791 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Legislative casualties |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | House bills |
| Date | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Legislature |
| ID | 100778 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Full speed ahead, governor says |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Mike Braun |
| Date | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Braun, Mike (Governor), Taxes, Property, Budgets, Government, Indiana State |
| ID | 100772 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | LEAP spending nears $1B with projected budget shielded, investigation finds |
| Notes | Limitless Exploration/ Advanced Pace (LEAP); Research and Innovation District |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | building under construction |
| Date | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Indiana Economic Development Corp., Michael I. Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism, Lilly & Co., Eli, Government, Indiana State |
| ID | 100775 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Bill to shift more money to charter schools advances |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Linda Rogers; Rodric Bray takes questions from reporters |
| Date | Feb 22, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, School Funding, Schools, Private, Taxes, Property |
| ID | 100741 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | House approves Republican caucus budget along party lines |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Jeff Thompson |
| Date | Feb 21, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Budgets |
| ID | 100739 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Senate Republicans approve limits on health insurance program |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Ryan Mishler |
| Date | Feb 20, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Medicaid, Healthy Indiana Plan |
| ID | 100729 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Senate advances property tax relief over bipartisan opposition |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Travis Holdman; Mike Braun |
| Date | Feb 19, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Taxes, Property, Legislature, Braun, Mike (Governor) |
| ID | 100732 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Indiana panel advances AG-backed immigration crackdown |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Ryan Dvorak |
| Date | Feb 19, 2025 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, U.S., Undocumented Immigrants |
| ID | 100733 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | House Democrats prioritize ‘fully funded’ education, eliminating waitlists in budget |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Greg Porter |
| Date | Feb 19, 2025 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Education, Medicaid |
| ID | 100719 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | House Republicans pitch their version of state budget |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Jeff Thompson, reporters |
| Date | Feb 18, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Budgets, Indiana Department of Child Services, Indiana Economic Development Corp. |
| ID | 100712 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Senate resists property tax relief changes |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Tim Wesco; lawmakers inside Indiana Statehouse |
| Date | Feb 15, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Taxes, Property, Nuclear Power Plants |
| ID | 100675 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Bill to expand transgender athlete ban to college sports advances |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | rally for transgender rights outside of the Indiana Statehouse |
| Date | Feb 14, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Gender, Sports |
| ID | 100670 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Condoms, IUDs removed from bill seeking to expand birth control access |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Joanna King; Jim Lucas |
| Date | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Pregnancy, Medicaid, Government, Indiana State, Legislature |
| ID | 100671 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Senate approves education measures, narrowly OKs carbon storage measure |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Indiana Statehouse |
| Date | Feb 13, 2025 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Education, Sex Education Curriculum, Separation of Church and State |
| ID | 100615 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Homeless advocates oppose bill to criminalize sidewalk camping |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | homeless person; Doug Miller |
| Date | Feb 12, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Homelessness, Legislature |
| ID | 100616 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Roundup: Partisan school boards bill, other proposals advance |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Indiana Statehouse |
| Date | Feb 12, 2025 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Legislature, School Boards, Health Care |
| ID | 100609 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Senate OKs anti-DEI bill that takes aim at state agencies, schools |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Tyler Johnson, Gary Byrne; Micah Beckwith and 2 other lawmakers during debate |
| Date | Feb 08, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Ethnic Diversity, Racial Diversity, Sexual Discrimination |
| ID | 100446 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Lawmakers revisit requirement for cameras in special education classrooms |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Becky Cash at House Education Committee |
| Date | Feb 07, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Education, Special, Sex Education Curriculum, Legislature |
| ID | 100372 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Locals, lawmakers struggle to compromise on property tax relief |
| Notes | Hoosiers for Opportunity, Prosperity, and Enterprise (HOPE) |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Mark Gross, Mike Braun, Jennie Reith |
| Date | Feb 06, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Property, Braun, Mike (Governor), Accelerate Indiana Municipalities (AIM), Government, Indiana State |
| ID | 100374 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | House lawmakers move major Medicaid bills |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | House Public Health Committee |
| Date | Feb 06, 2025 |
| Page | B5 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Medicaid, Legislature, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) |
| ID | 100368 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Bills would halve early voting period and close primaries |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Gary Byrne introduces elections legislation |
| Date | Feb 05, 2025 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Voting, School Boards |
| ID | 100349 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | More bills reach halfway point |
| Notes | Legislature |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Rodric Bray, Todd Huston answer reporters |
| Date | Feb 01, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Gun Control, Gambling, Truancy |