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Bloomington restricts turns on red at downtown intersections
<\/strong>The Bloomington City Council has unanimously passed a bill which will significantly restrict motorists driving through Downtown. The Ordinance will restrict vehicles from completing both right hand turns on a red light and left hand turns on red onto one way streets. The new law impacts a significant area of downtown, specifically around the square and IU’s campus. The estimated cost for signage is around $9,000, and the purpose of this new legislation is allegedly to provide safer roadways for bicyclists and pedestrians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bill to eliminate handgun permit blocked by Indiana Senate
<\/strong>The Indiana Senate is blocking a bill that would repeal the state\u2019s permit requirement for carrying a handgun in public. The proposal coasted through the House, but Senate leaders have decided against taking up the bill based on feedback provided by the Indiana State Police superintendent, the state police chiefs association, and the Indiana Fraternal Order of Police. Instead, the Senate will support eliminating the $75 fee for a lifetime permit after the Legislature eliminated the state\u2019s five-year permit fee in a 2019 bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n