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Knox Co. Council to pay $275,000 to house juvenile inmates

VINCENNES, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)– The Knox County Council approved over $250,000 in spending to help cover the cost of housing juvenile inmates for the remainder of 2023.  County council president Harry Nolting said the county has had a significant increase in juvenile crime that led to the decision, which was made during their council meeting on […] ....

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Indiana General Assembly kills bill on wind, solar energy standards


Efforts to send a message that Indiana is open for business to renewables came to an abrupt stop on Tuesday night. A bill that would have established some statewide standards for wind and solar projects   but was amended to grandfather in counties more restrictive ordinances  died on the Senate floor. 
Despite significant amendments that had House Bill 1381 doing a 180 degree turn and handing more authority back to local governments, local control concerns still lingered, according to the bill s senate sponsor Sen. Mark Messmer, R-Jasper. 
On the Senate floor Tuesday night, after withdrawing the bill, Messmer said that handling the bill was akin to being in a hostage negotiation with a schizophrenic.  He said he gave local officials everything they wanted and asked for, but the captor still shot the person at the end of the ordeal anyway.   ....

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