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Six years in the making, the new smoking ban covers most public
places and businesses, with several notable exceptions including bars. It comes
up short for those employees, but at least it's a start.
Same can be said for new laws that aim to deter nepotism and
conflicts of interest in local and state government by prohibiting public
workers from hiring and supervising relatives and prevent employees of local
municipalities from serving in an elected position that sets the agency's
budgets and salaries.
Hoosiers will soon judge whether a phase-out of inheritance tax
and a change in child-support law work in their best interests.
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The graded elimination of inheritance will reduce state revenue by
more than $1 billion over the next decade.
Other new laws that will serve residents here well regard:
...Tax incentives for data-storage centers. The property tax exemptions may spur developments to take advantage of high-tech districts here.
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