02/14/11 As we near the end of the first half of the 2011 session of the Indiana General Assembly, lawmakers are starting to address many of this year’s major issues. This week alone, the House approved three bills that impact education, voter rights and economic development. They are being praised as huge steps...
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02/07/11 Here is how unemployment insurance “reform” is currently defined by those in control of the Indiana General Assembly: If you have lost your job and are trying to support your family while you’re looking for work, your weekly unemployment benefits will be cut by 25 percent. If you own a small...
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02/07/11 Indiana House Republicans today rejected efforts by State Rep. Nancy Dembowski (D-Knox) to protect funds designed to improve the quality of lakes throughout the state. During floor debate in today’s session of the House, the Republican majority turned away Dembowski’s proposal to make sure that fees paid by boaters to fund lake and...
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01/25/11 The Indiana General Assembly has just wrapped up the third week of its 2011 session and Representative Nancy Dembowski offered her statehouse report Monday morning. The current leadership in Indianapolis tells us that there is a need to take action as quickly as possible on issues that concern us all: finding jobs for...
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12/07/10 North Central Indiana lawmakers have been appointed to House committees for the 2011 and 2012 sessions of the Indiana General Assembly. “The North Central Indiana delegation has a wealth of experience, a tremendous amount of talent and are deeply dedicated to our region,” said House Democratic Leader B. Patrick Bauer (D-South Bend), who...
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10/18/10 This weekend State Representative Nancy Dembowski (D – Knox) conducted a district-wide campaign effort knocking on doors and talking with voters about the issues important to Hoosiers. Dembowski was joined by local teachers and educators that have endorsed her campaign because of her continued support of local schools. “I am proud of my record of...
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10/15/10 State Representative Nancy Dembowski (D-Knox) pledged Thursday that she intends to introduce legislation in the next session of the Indiana General Assembly that “would restore the screening of child abuse and neglect complaints to local teams of child services professionals, rather than have that done by a group in Indianapolis.” Dembowski made her...
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Nancy Dembowski, state representative for Starke, LaPorte, and Marshall County, voiced her opposition to any effort to raise taxes on the people of her district during the next legislative session. Dembowski’s pledge comes after the Indiana Fiscal Institute’s announcement on Thursday that the State would have to raise taxes during the next legislative session....
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09/03/10 State Representative Nancy Dembowski (D-Knox) Wednesday voiced her opposition to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) decision to grant a 10 percent electric rate increase to Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO). NIPSCO provides residential, commercial and industrial electric service to all or parts of twenty northern Indiana counties, including LaPorte, Starke, and Marshall...
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