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Mask mandates end, Permitless gun legislation, Paoli Peaks | Indiana Newsdesk

The Senate did not hear a bill in committee that would've eliminating Indiana's license to carry a handgun in public.
The Senate did not hear a bill in committee that would've eliminating Indiana's license to carry a handgun in public.

Right now on  Indiana Newsdesk:

You can ditch your mask in Monroe County beginning this weekend as the last county mask mandate in the state ends. The move comes as the number of positive COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have rapidly declined.

Permitless gun carry legislation took an unexpected turn this week as its language was placed into a bill about Delta 8 THC. Police say the bill will make their jobs harder, but the GOP claims a fix is possible.

And, more than a thousand people gathered for a rally in Monrovia this week as the People’s Convoy made its way across the state on the way to D.C.

Those stories and the latest news headlines from across the state, right now on  Indiana Newsdesk.

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Anchor "Indiana Newsdesk," "Ask The Mayor" - WTIU/WFIU News. Formerly host of "The Weekly Special." Hebron, Ind. native, IU Alumnus. Follow him on Twitter @Joe_Hren