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2 unusual facts about Indiana General Assembly


Indiana Black Legislative Caucus

The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus is an American political organization composed of African Americans elected to the Indiana General Assembly.

Kevin Carey

Prior to joining the New America Foundation, Carey served for eight years as policy director at Education Sector, and before that in various analyst roles at the Education Trust, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and the Indiana Senate Finance Committee.


Black Day of the Indiana General Assembly

Gray desired to be elected by the Indiana General Assembly to the United States Senate, but leaders in his party did not want him to rise farther because of his actions while he was a Republican.

Noah Noble

Before he could open the new business, his friends in the Indiana General Assembly appointed him to a commission that laid out the Michigan Road.


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Indiana State Fair

In February 1851, at the urging of agricultural promoter Governor Wright, the Indiana General Assembly passed an act intended "to encourage agriculture" growth in the state, which also included the formation of a State Board of Agriculture.

Indiana State House

In 1988, the administration of Governor Robert D. Orr proposed that the Indiana General Assembly renovate the statehouse as part of "Hoosier Celebration '88", the building's one-hundredth anniversary.

Joe L. Hensley

He served one term in the Indiana General Assembly in 1961-1962, representing Jefferson and Scott counties.

Time in Indiana

On April 29, 2005, with heavy backing from Governor Mitch Daniels' economic development plan, and after years of controversy, the Indiana General Assembly passed a law stating that, effective April 2, 2006, the entire state of Indiana would become the 48th state to observe daylight saving time.