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Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel says a Knox County legislator "bit off more than he could chew" when he proposed taking $95 million in casino revenue from host communities, including nearly $6 million from Evansville and Vanderburgh County, and distributing part of it to municipalities without casinos, then giving the rest to the state.
State Rep. Troy Woodruff, R-Vincennes, "has no idea the controversy he was generating" when he proposed the bill, Weinzapfel said Wednesday. The bill was approved, 12-11, by the House Ways and Means Committee last Thursday, but was snatched from the legislative calendar this week.See the full content of this document
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Casino Bill Called a Bit Too Much
Woodruff, whose bill died when the committee report wasn't called Monday, said it died because representatives were running out of time to consider de...
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