As state senator, I have been working on marijuana reform for over a decade. What are the reasons for reform? Choose your favorite. The general public’s stated reasons have changed. A dozen years ago, people would quietly whisper that they supported what I was doing. [...]
INDIANAPOLIS—On Friday, the redistricting proposal, House Bill 158, was approved out of the Senate with a vote of 36-12. Senate Assistant Democratic Leader Eddie Melton (D-Gary) released the following statement following the Senate’s adoption of the gerrymandered district maps: “The redistricting process that we just [...]
INDIANAPOLIS—On Friday, House Bill 1581 was approved out of the Senate with a vote along party lines. Senate Democratic Leader Greg Taylor (D-Indianapolis) released the following statement on the approval of the district maps, which egregiously split communities like Fort Wayne, Evansville and West Lafayette [...]
INDIANAPOLIS—On Thursday, State Senator Karen Tallian announced her retirement from the Indiana Senate after 16 years of service. Senate Democratic Leader Greg Taylor (D-Indianapolis) released the following statement on Sen. Tallian's retirement announcement: "I want to sincerely thank Senator Karen Tallian for her 16 years [...]
INDIANAPOLIS—On Thursday, Senator Fady Qaddoura (D-Indianapolis) introduced two amendments to the redistricting proposal, House Bill 1581, that would have responded to requests from Hoosiers to take politics out of the redistricting process. His first proposal would have changed the Republican proposed Senate map to one [...]
INDIANAPOLIS—On Thursday, members of the Senate Democratic Caucus introduced several amendments to address some of the more egregiously drawn districts in the Republican proposed district maps. Senate Assistant Democratic Leader Eddie Melton (D-Gary) offered an amendment that would have placed West Lafayette and Lafayette into [...]