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Get ready to vote on a $29.9 million plan that includes building a new library in downtown Franklin. The Johnson County Public Library board voted unanimously Tuesday to schedule a May referendum on the new branch. Voters would decide whether to pay more in taxes for a project that involves building a library and two-story [...]

Grant to fund treatment, not just punishment, for former military members

A judge has seen veterans fall into alcohol, drugs or violence after returning home from war, and he wants to help them out. Greenwood City Court Judge Lewis Gregory plans to set up a veterans treatment court that would be one of about 80 nation­wide, but the first of its kind in central Indiana. The [...]

Gov. Mitch Daniels’ goals of township government reform are mostly unmet

Gov. Mitch Daniels’ push to reshape the face of local government in Indiana started with such fanfare. But with only a year left before he hands over the keys to the governor’s office to a new occupant, most of the proposed reforms have been watered down or have fizzled out. Who knew that putting Indiana [...]