article_snippet: Those exchanges are barred by the state of Indiana, though a bill up for debate in the legislature would allow Those exchanges under a temporary provision.
article_snippet: Republican Representative Ed Clere of New Albany, who proposed the needle distribution and collection program Wednesday at the Statehouse, said a House panel considered similar legislation last year, but a House panel didn't receive a hearing in the Senate. '
highlights_snippet: State legislators have opposed initiatives for needle exchanges in the past .
  