A convenience store chain’s attempt to sell cold beer has prompted a heated reaction from Indiana lawmakers who want to keep a state law limiting carryout chilled brew sales to liquor stores.
A new survey finds the wait time for new patients seeking an appointment with a physician in 15 major cities in the United States has risen 30 percent since 2014.
An Indiana House Republican says a “substantial” amendment is planned for a bill overhauling last year’s vaping law, but isn’t offering many specifics yet.
Drafted in 2013, the measure would have legalized medical marijuana in Indiana and required the state to select a single security contractor to license dispensaries, distributors and manufacturers. The required qualifications for that security contractor were so narrowly written that an expert in the security industry says it is unlikely that any company other than Mulhaupt’s would have qualified.
Depending on which company is selected, offenders could use the tablets to access their classwork and self-help materials 24 hours per day. They could more easily order from the commissary, and sift through legal research.
There’s a nefarious plot by government officials to use lazy journalists and reporters to spread fake news about vaping, and e-cigarettes. It’s rooted in the darkest depths of government … taxation.
Casey breaks down how fake news is being used in the United States to demonize the vaping industry, and why it’s happening.
Representatives from groups like the Indiana Family Institute and Americans for Prosperity say raising taxes shouldn’t be the solution. They suggest using existing funding sources or focusing on immediate road needs.
“Before lawmakers demand that taxpayers pay the 5th highest gas taxes in the nation, they have a duty to prove that their funding request is essential. The $1.2 billion infrastructure funding figure has not been vetted to determine which projects are essential needs and which are merely wants. Just as Hoosier families have to distinguish needs versus wants in their budgets, lawmakers should do the same – especially when a massive tax hike is on the line. Given that 80% of current gas sales tax revenues do not go to roads and bridges, it is particularly unacceptable to give lawmakers a $1.2 billion blank check.”
Indiana’s experience was somewhat better. Though Renn glides over the fact that its buyer ended up going bankrupt—and Indiana quickly spent the proceeds on other road work—finances lately have improved, and the Hoosier state got some work done that could have waited a long time without that revenue.
Casey addresses a few messages from listeners on recent topics, and why you shouldn’t rely on just one source for information.
