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Take a look inside the Statehouse with our virtual tour

TOP ISSUES  (For more, go to our Issues Tracker page.)

Time change

Colts stadium

Voter ID

Indy Works

Lawmakers made "Indiana Time" a thing of the past by approving daylight-saving time.
Lawmakers wrote a $900 million plan for a Colts stadium and expanded convention center.
Hoosiers would be required to show a photo ID before voting under a bill aimed at election fraud.
Legislators authorized a merger of the Indianapolis city police and county sheriff's departments.

Interact

statehouse_tourTour the Statehouse - Take a floor-by-floor virtual walk-through the home for Indiana government.

Timeline - A historic look back at the Statehouse in Corydon its current home in Indianapolis.
Ask the experts

ExpertsGot a question? - The Star's Statehouse reporters have 36 years of experience covering the legislature.
Useful web sites

IN.gov - This is the big daddy of state Web sites. Where you can find contact info for all legislators and other state officials and where you can track every bill submitted during the session.
IndianaCampaignFinance.com and FollowTheMoney.org - Both of these sites track political donations made to lawmakers and lets citizens see where the money comes from and who's getting it.
Vote-smart.org - If you don't know who represents you in the General Assembly, this is where you can find out by typing in your address.
Get involved

Look up your lawmakers
roladexUse our electronic Rolodex to learn who represents you and how to contact them.

Economic interest

DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS
Lawmakers' financial disclosures don't tell all - State lawmakers are allowed to accept gifts -- Indy 500 tickets, movie passes, souvenirs -- but are supposed to report them in a "Statements of Economic Interest." The Star took a look at all 150 of these reports -- and you can too.

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Inside the House and Senate

Politics coverage - The latest happenings in state government can be found in our Politics directory.
A legislative primer - You learned the civics class-version in school. Here's how it really works.


FROM THE STATE
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Credits

Project editor: Suzanne McBride
Design, production: Matt Dial
Statehouse virtual tour: Chris Johnson
Research: Mike Jesse, Cathy Knapp, Terri Wall and Barbara Hoffman


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