Politics

Bill that would legalize CBD oil products passes through Senate committee

By IDS staff · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2018 7 a.m.

The bill would permit cannabidiol products with less than 0.3 percent of THC extract to be sold.

Senate Bill 1 would allow convenience, drug and liquor stores to sell alcohol from noon to 8 p.m. on Sundays. Big Red Liquors is just one of the companies affected by the current ban on Sunday alcohol sales.

Indiana one step closer to Sunday alcohol sales

By IDS staff · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2018 6:30 a.m.

The bills must still pass through the opposite chamber before becoming a law.

Indiana's lone Democratic senator helps to broker temporary spending bill

By Jesse Naranjo · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2018 4 a.m.

Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Indiana, said in place of a talking stick, senators passed around a toy basketball, in the "Hoosier tradition."

Senate passes bill allowing Sunday alcohol sales

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2018 2 a.m.

The House still must vote on the bill before it can be put into law.

Congress passes, president signs short term spending bill to end government shutdown

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2018 12 a.m.

The bill must clear the House before the government can officially re-open.

Attendees at the Indianapolis Women's March on Washington on Saturday listen to Sally Tuttle, the chair of the Indiana Native American Indian Affairs Commission. The march began at the American Legion Mall and ended at the Indiana State House and focused on voter turnout for the midterm elections in November.

Why do you march? Indianapolis Women's March attendees speak out

By Emily Eckelbarger · Monday, Jan. 22,2018 5 a.m.

Thousands of people marched to the Indiana Statehouse in the second Indianapolis Women's March on Washington.

Many members of the march were accompanied by children, helping to hold signs and advocate for women's rights. The Bloomington Resistance March took place Saturday, Jan. 20 at Courthouse Square in Bloomington and held speeches and a march attended by hundreds of Bloomington residents and IU students.

Women's March 2018 makes its way to Bloomington

By Lydia Gerike · Monday, Jan. 22,2018 2 a.m.

"Power to the Polls" brought the Women's March movement into 2018.

Bill Levin talks about how the candles represent the seven focus areas as a member of the First Church of Cannabis, Roo Gelarden, lights the candles. The candles represent the following: live, love, laugh, create, grow and teach.

A Higher Power

By Nyssa Kruse · Monday, Jan. 22,2018 12 a.m.

The church will try to prove members religiously believe marijuana is a sacrament.

Here's what you missed this week in the Indiana General Assembly

By Laurel Demkovich · Saturday, Jan. 20,2018 12 a.m.

Alcohol sales, eyeball tattoos and baby boxes were all topics of discussion.

The Bloomington City Council listened to a short presentation on parking expenses at the beginning of their meeting. The Council met at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in City Hall.

Bloomington City Council approves master plan

By Lydia Gerike · Friday, Jan. 19,2018 11:30 a.m.

The council debated a final round of amendments before the vote.

Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Indiana, announced the Jacob Sexton Military Suicide Prevention Act has been officially implemented in the Indiana National Guard. The legislation, pushed by Donnelly, seeks to prevent military suicide by requiring all service members, including guard, reserve and active duty, to have an annual mental health assessment.

Donnelly supports bill to protect veterans from predatory home lending

By IDS staff · Friday, Jan. 19,2018 4 a.m.

The bill would require lenders to demonstrate how borrowers would benefit from refinancing their loans.

Cold beer sales bill fails in Senate

By Laurel Demkovich · Thursday, Jan. 18,2018 8:30 a.m.

The Senate Public Policy committee voted down SB 26 on Wednesday afternoon.

Big Red Liquors, located on North College Avenue, can't sell alcohol on Sundays due to the Indiana law from 1853 preventing it from doing so. This could change though, as the Indiana Alcohol Code Revision Commission reviews alcohol-related laws, many of which have been in place since Prohibition.

House committee passes bill allowing carryout alcohol sales on Sundays

By IDS staff · Thursday, Jan. 18,2018 2 a.m.

The bill will now head to the full House for a vote.

Indiana residents attend rally to urge passage of hate crime law

By Laurel Demkovich · Wednesday, Jan. 17,2018 4 a.m.

Indiana remains one of five states without a hate crime law.

Campus, city leaders say MLK day is reframed by current political climate

By Caroline Anders · Tuesday, Jan. 16,2018 5 a.m.

IDS spoke to several campus and city leaders about the significance of MLK Day to the community.

With support from grassroots organizations, lawmakers work to reform redistricting laws

By Laurel Demkovich · Tuesday, Jan. 16,2018 12:09 a.m.

Redistricting reform would work to stop partisan gerrymandering.

Republicans focus on beating Donnelly in November election

By Laurel Demkovich · Saturday, Jan. 13,2018 9:47 p.m.

All six Republican candidates came together Saturday for straw poll.

Congressmen Todd Rokita, R-4th District, and Luke Messer, R-6th District, deliver remarks at the state Republican party's Congress of Countries on Saturday. Neither of the two front-runners for the Republican nomination in Indiana's 2018 Senate primary disavowed President Trump's reported complaints about accepting immigrants from "shithole countries."

Senate candidates decline to disavow Trump's "shithole countries" remark

By Jesse Naranjo · Saturday, Jan. 13,2018 9:13 p.m.

The two congressmen avoided criticizing the president's disparaging remarks about African, Caribbean and Central American nations.

President Trump looks on after signing an executive order on "Supporting our Veterans during their Transition from Uniformed Service to Civilian Life" on Jan. 9. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will appear at a rally Thursday night in Elkhart, Indiana.

Trump complains about allowing immigrants from 'shithole' countries

By Tribune News Service · Saturday, Jan. 13,2018 7:13 p.m.

Trump's statement was met with quick condemnation.

Rep. Luke Messer, R-6th District, hugs Barb Hackman, Bartholomew County Republican Party chair, after winning a Congress of Counties U.S. Senate Republican straw poll by 65 votes on Saturday. Runner-up Rep. Todd Rokita, R-4th District, received 82.

Messer wins GOP straw poll, Rokita runner-up

By IDS staff · Saturday, Jan. 13,2018 2:05 p.m.

Attendees voted for who they would most likely support in the primary.

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