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A House committee pulled back from a vote Monday on a bill to raise the state cigarette tax by $1 per pack.

Emergency responders found 32-year-old Teresa Michael dead in an apartment on South Basswood Drive on the evening of Jan. 28 when they responded to a call that the unit was on fire.

House Bill 1138 and Senate Bill 319 would create driving cards, accessible without having to prove citizenship or lawful status. So far, neither bill has been heard in committee.

Under the program, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation will work with regions – rather than just individual counties or cities – on projects that aim to improve quality of life.

The vaccine is available at no cost. Appointments will be available in all 92 counties and can be made at the IDOH website or by calling the state’s 211 telephone assistance service.

Indiana officials say the state will begin to receive a slight increase in its number of COVID-19 vaccine doses – but not enough to open up appointments to more people.

Starting Monday, Indiana’s crowd size limits will be relaxed following recent improvements in statewide COVID-19 infection and hospitalization rates.

Governors across the country are facing similar pushbacks and Holcomb says he doesn’t want to give up the authority to act quickly.

Bloomington Hospital will move to its new site on the East Side in late 2021. Then, demolition of its old site in downtown Bloomington will begin.

In Monroe County, the total COVID-19 case number rose by 33 to 9,655, and the county death toll remained the same at 115. Some 77,154 Monroe County residents have been tested.