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Courts keep chipping away at Biden COVID-19 vaccine mandates

The latest of the piecemeal blows to the vaccine mandates came Thursday in lawsuit filed by Louisiana, Indiana and Mississippi.

INDGOP Ignores Indiana Chamber’s “Strong Opposition” to HB1001

Republicans are quickly proving they are the party that’s bad for business and bad for workers, and it’s because they would rather put their extreme partisanship ahead of creating a better future for Hoosiers,” said Lauren Ganapini, executive director for the Indiana Democratic Party.

Central Indiana school districts respond to viral 'TikTok challenge' encouraging threats of violence toward schools on Friday

The challenge, which dubs Friday, December 17 as "National Shoot Up Your School Day," encourages students to make threats of violence against their school.

MLK Center wants neighbors to stop calling police on Black teens playing basketball

The center posted a message on its Facebook page on Dec. 3, stating: “Please don’t call the police when teens are playing basketball or with the virtual reality headset out in the parking lot.”

The INDGOP Anti-Mandate Freak Show

They were vastly outnumbered, however, by dozens of people during a nearly seven-hour-long legislative hearing on the bill who questioned the effectiveness and safety of the COVID-19 vaccines, argued against the proposed federal vaccination mandates and brought up a litany of grievances about government-ordered lockdowns and mask requirements.

Indiana reserves to hit $5.1 billion at end of fiscal year

The Indiana State Budget Committee heard testimony Thursday that the state's revenue is $3.3 billion above forecasts for the current budget cycle. The state is projected to see reserves of $5.1 billion at the end of fiscal year 2022 and $4.1 billion in the next fiscal year.

Indiana reports 55 more COVID-19 deaths and 5,486 new positive cases

The Indiana Department of Health reported Thursday that 55 more Hoosiers have died with COVID-19 and another 5,486 people have tested positive.

Awash in cash, Indiana leaders eye new spending, tax cuts

The state of Indiana has an unprecedented opportunity to invest billions of dollars in its citizens and infrastructure, permanently reduce taxes, or possibly all of the above.

State lawmakers take aim at violent crime in Indianapolis
At the statehouse Thursday, Marion County's Republican senators announced a whole package of bills aimed at curbing crime.

Taylor Statement on Addressing Violent Crime in Indianapolis

“The violent crime in Indianapolis has reached regrettably historic heights, and I’m happy to see Indianapolis members of the General Assembly coming together to find solutions,” Sen. Taylor said.

Mom to pull child from International School of Indiana amid racists attacks

“A meme that I got sent (showed) a picture of someone holding a cotton plant and under it was (the words) ‘When you ask a black girl to prom,'” said Gabby Portis, 15, a freshman at International School of Indiana.

CDC recommends Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 shots over J&J’s

Most Americans should be given the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines instead of the Johnson & Johnson shot that can cause rare but serious blood clots, U.S. health officials said Thursday.

Project Veritas told Biden they'd publish his daughter's diary unless he gave them an on-camera interview

"On October 16, 2020, Project Veritas wrote to Mr. Biden and his campaign that it had obtained a diary Ms. Biden had 'abandoned' and wanted to question Mr. Biden on camera about its contents that referred specifically to him," writes the Times.

Trump Is Still Clinging to the Delusion That He Won the War on Christmas, Which Isn’t Real

Mike Huckabee hosted a Christmas special on Newsmax this week, and he was lucky enough to score an interview with Donald Trump. It went about as expected, with the former Arkansas governor gushing about all the invaluable work the former president did to reinvigorate America with the spirit of Christmas … or something.

US regulators lift in-person restrictions on abortion pill

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday permanently removed a major obstacle for women seeking abortion pills, eliminating a long-standing requirement that they pick up the medication in person.

OMICRON CRASHES X-MAS

Soaring infections in Britain driven in part by the omicron variant of the coronavirus rattled Europe on Thursday, prompting new restrictions on the Continent and fueling a familiar dread on both sides of the Atlantic about entering a new phase of the pandemic just in time for the holidays.

No. 2 Senate Democrat 'stunned' by Manchin's stance on child tax credit

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) told reporters Thursday that he was “stunned” to discover that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is opposed to a one-year extension of the expanded child tax credit, a core component of President Biden’s agenda.

Democrats are forced to regroup as Biden's signature spending bill stalls

President Biden in a Thursday evening statement acknowledged the roadblocks his nearly $2 trillion social spending package faced, saying that it could take weeks before the package was ready for a vote. Still, he said he would continue to push for the bill to get enough Democratic support to pass through the Senate.

Mitch McConnell Rips 'Horrendous' Jan. 6 Riot, Says Public 'Needs To Know' What Happened

“I think the fact finding is interesting. We’re all going to be watching it,” McConnell told Spectrum News. “It was a horrendous event, and I think what they’re seeking to find out is something the public needs to know.”

Senate parliamentarian deals Democrats blow on immigration

Democrats must drop an effort to let millions of immigrants remain temporarily in the U.S. from their expansive social and environment bill, the Senate parliamentarian decided Thursday, dealing the latest blow to a longtime priority of the party, migrant advocates and progressives.

Caris LeVert scores 31 points, Pacers beat Pistons 122-113

Caris LeVert scored 20 of his 31 points in the first half and the Indiana Pacers sent the Detroit Pistons to their 13th straight loss, 122-113 on Thursday night.

NCAA board approves changes to constitution; vote in January

The NCAA Board of Governors agreed Thursday to accept the recommendations for a new constitution to govern college sports, sending the revised document to a vote by the association’s full membership in January.

Chad Harmon for Congress, #IN09

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