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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 755 results for Legislature.
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 100714 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | House supports legislation to add magistrates |
| Notes | 2023 Weighted Caseload Measure Study |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Feb 15, 2025 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Indiana House of Representatives, Elkhart County Courts, King, Joanna, Legislature |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| ID | 100280 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | A-F grades set to return for state schools |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Indiana State Board of Education, School Performance, Government, Indiana State, Legislature |
| ID | 100278 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Income tax cut tops legislative roundup |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Travis Holdman presents tax bill |
| Date | Jan 30, 2025 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Taxes, Income |
| ID | 100274 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Lawmakers turn to local governments in quest for road funding boost |
| Notes | Association of Indiana Counties |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Jim Pressel presides over Roads and Transportation Committee |
| Date | Jan 29, 2025 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), Infrastructure, Government, Indiana State, Legislature |
| ID | 100268 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Bill would expand K-12 curricular material ban to include ‘pornographic material’ |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | David Abbott |
| Date | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Curriculum, Censorship, Government, Indiana State, Legislature |
| ID | 100262 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Immigration notice proposal raises racial profiling fears |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Police ICE; Chris Daley testifies |
| Date | Jan 25, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Immigration & Customs Enforcement, U.S., Government, Indiana State, Legislature, American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana |
| ID | 100256 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Education bills on the move |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Members of the Senate education committee |
| Date | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Education, Legislature, Government, Indiana State |
| ID | 100254 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Libraries fire back on bill to remove taxing authority |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Gary Byrne, Mike Gaskill |
| Date | Jan 23, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Indiana Library Federation, Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Tax Levies |
| ID | 100251 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Will Indiana follow its neighbors’ lead on marijuana? |
| Notes | Indiana Cann |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Sue Errington; Jim Lucas |
| Date | Jan 22, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Marijuana, Medical Marijuana |
| ID | 100247 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | ‘Babies in the budget’ |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | David Plasterer, Lewis Plasterer; Brian Lohsl holds his 5-month-old daughter |
| Date | Jan 18, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Government, Indiana State, Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Poverty, Children Living in, Legislature |
| ID | 100225 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Advocates oppose ‘squatter’ bill, back ‘harm reduction’ |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Tony Hostetler; Debra Stacy |
| Date | Jan 17, 2025 |
| Page | A5 |
| Subjects | Homelessness, Legislature, Drugs, Illegal |
| ID | 100228 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Bill would ban social media accounts for Hoosiers under 16 without consent |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Mike Bohacek; Indiana General Assembly |
| Date | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Social Media, Legislature, Government, Indiana State |
| ID | 98890 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Democratic state lawmaker calls on legislature to boost education spending |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Ed DeLaney presents analysis; state tuition chart |
| Date | Oct 04, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Legislature, School Funding, State Representatives |
| ID | 98276 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | City approves ordinance to ban ‘camping’ |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Pastor Lori King of Guidance Ministries speaks |
| Date | Aug 21, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Homelessness, Elkhart City Council, Legislature |
| ID | 98244 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Council still divided on camping ban |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | A homeless person sleeps on a city bench; John Dawson |
| Date | Aug 17, 2024 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Homelessness, Elkhart City Council, Legislature |
| ID | 96898 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Summer school for teachers |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | preschool story time; Katie Jenner |
| Date | May 21, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Literacy, Legislature, Indiana Department of Education, Indiana State Teachers Association |
| ID | 95934 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Governor's signing spree |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Gov. Eric Holcomb |
| Date | Mar 13, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Laws, Legislature, Holcomb, Eric (Governor), Indiana |
| ID | 95642 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Lawmakers send GOP's college tenure bill to governor |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Mar 02, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Universities & Colleges, Indiana House of Representatives, Legislature |
| ID | 95440 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Senator defends ‘Every Child Learns to Read’ bill |
| Notes | Senate Bill 1 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Linda Rogers |
| Date | Feb 17, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Rogers, Linda (State Senator), Legislature, Literacy |
| ID | 95239 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Lawmakers push to ease child care regulations, incentivize industry’s workers |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Republican state Sen. Travis Holdman |
| Date | Feb 02, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Indiana, Child Care, Legislature |
| ID | 95184 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Pet store, ‘puppy mill’ bill reemerges |
| Notes | Bill 1412 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Humane Society guest with dog |
| Date | Jan 24, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Dog Breeders, Dogs - Breeding, Legislature |