Northwest Indiana issues and lawmakers took center-stage at the Statehouse Tuesday as three high-profile measures moved closer to landing on the governor s desk.
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"This is going to crack the door open," state Sen. Dave Vinzant, D-Hobart. "Once we start doing it with guns, we ll be doing it with a variety of things."
A House committee voted Tuesday to approve a bill effectively killing the Indianapolis Blue Line, the citys third bus rapid transit system. The bill puts a one-year moratorium on dedicated lanes in Indianapolis to study the transportation option- IndyGo officials have said that will likely scuttle millions in federal funds for the project.