Battle brews in General Assembly on jobless tax, gambling bill

Niki Kelly, The Journal Gazette

nkelly@jg.net

INDIANAPOLIS - Just because Indiana legislators have made notable progress on several significant issues so far this session doesn't mean they don't still have work to do.

At the midpoint of the calendar - the time at which bills switch chambers - the once-contentious constitutional amendment on property tax caps has sailed through. And a legislative ethics reform package has passed both chambers with minor details still to be worked out.

Several attempts to streamline local government efficiency are also moving.

But a few troublesome topics still loom: