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- 1 2 3 Phil Boots for senator?, Crawfordsville Journal Review (February 2, 2006) (February 2, 2006).
- 1 2 Dan Carden, State senator favors religion-based hiring, The Times of Northwestern Indiana (February 27, 2014).
- ↑ Riley, Don (January 23, 2008). "Bill Would Eliminate County Commissioners Statewide". WIBC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09.
- ↑ Fatima Hussein, Could Indiana pass forfeiture reform this year?, Indianapolis Star (January 17, 2017).
- ↑ Kaitlin Lange, Indiana hate crimes bill passes first hurdle. Here's what that means, Indianapolis Star (February 18, 2019).
- ↑ Mark Peterson, Indiana hate crimes bill moves through Senate committee, WNDU (February 18, 2019).
- ↑ Brandon Smith, D&E Abortion Ban Headed To Governor's Desk, Indiana Public Radio (April 3, 2019).
- ↑ Indiana Bars and Truck Stops Wanting to Gamble, Network Indiana (February 12, 2015).
- ↑ Tony Cook & Barb Berggoetz, Indiana Senate approves limited gay marriage ban, Courier-Journal (February 17, 2014).
- ↑ Ind. senator wants Legislature empowered to nullify federal law, The Times of Northwest Indiana (January 8, 2013).
- ↑ Dan Carden, State may bar local governments from regulating work schedules, The Times of Northwest Indiana (January 6, 2016).
- ↑ Fatima Hussein, Indiana ACLU, NAACP want governor to veto felony hiring bill, Courier-Journal (April 19, 2017).
- ↑ Equal-pay law sought by Indiana lawmakers, Indianapolis Star (January 17, 2018).