Avery to author consolidation bill
The Courier & Press‘ Jennifer Whitson provides a helpful update on legislation being drafted for the consolidation of Evansville and Vanderburgh County. Following signs that Indianapolis legislators would sponsor pro-consolidation bills Rep. Dennis Avery, D-Evansville, decided to take charge in the effort. But Avery remains beholden to Sen. Vaneta Becker’s plan to put the issue on two ballots rather than one, a development previously discussed here at Indiana Barrister.