Not so fast there, Mr. fast-taliking, this-is-one-in-a-million-animal pet salesman. I want to know where that dog has been:
Indiana lawmakers set their sights on puppy mills, with a new bill that would let you see what you're getting when you buy a pet. The Indiana House has approved the bill that would require retail pet stores to give the customer information about a pet's background before selling a dog or cat.
The statewide smoking ban won't pass this year. It got through the House, but the leader of the Senate says we're not ready for it yet:
But Senate President Pro Tem David Long, R-Fort Wayne, said Wednesday he expects the state will eventually adopt a ban.
“As you see more and more counties and cities passing smoking bans, the opportunity for a statewide ban increases and will gain momentum,” Long said.
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The announcement that Dan Coats might take on Evan Bayh in U.S. Senate race is further evidence of the Scott Brown effect -- voter dissatisfaction with the Obama agenda re-energizing the Republican Party -- and it has conservatives in the state in a pretty good mood. As the Indianapolis Star notes, the mere announcement shifted the political landscape, with handicappers moving Bayh's race from a safe bet to "one to wach,"
But Coats has his baggage:
Well, thank God:
Indianapolis - The NFL is changing the rules on where you can watch the Super Bowl this year.
In the past, the league threatened to sue churches and community centers that showed the game on big screens.
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Sometimes the cleverest remarks come from people who blurt out their frustrations at things not going their way. In an Indianapolis Star story on legislation still alive in the General Assembly at the halfway point of the session, a lawmaker who voted against a ban on texting while driving vents a little:
Some brave Hoosiers volunteers are being sought to expand the boundaries of knowledge and bring a solution to some longtime sufferers:
The search is on for the "female Viagra," and it's happening right here in Indianapolis.
The Physicians Research Group is looking for 30 women with low libido to participate in a 24-week study of a pill designed to spark sexual desire.
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It gets so boring just foolishly throwing our hard-earned money away on Powerball and the Hoosier Lottery. Now, thank goodness, we will have another option:
Indiana lottery outlets began selling the Mega Millions tickets on Sunday, joining the Powerball game as big jackpot lotteries in which the state participates. The first Mega Millions drawing including Indiana tickets will Tuesday, with an estimated jackpot of $12 million.
Because of budget difficulties, the Muncie Animal Shelter has announced it will no longer accept unwanted pets. But that might not be effective in the long run, because many of those unwanted and turned away pets might become the very stray animals that the shelter is required to pick up:
Pet owners must figure out what to do with their animals, shelter Supt. Linda Bir-Conn said.
First he'll quit, then he won't, then he might again. Mark Souder is the Bret Favre of politics:
Congressman Mark Souder has filed to run for a 9th term in Congress.
Souder told us Monday this may be his final term but he wants to see a number of projects through including the VA Hospital.
"May be" his last term. Believe it when I see it.
