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Indiana exempted from 'No Child Left Behind' requirements
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind. The goal was lofty: Get all children up to par in math and reading by 2014. But the nation isn't getting there, and now some states are getting out. In a sign of...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Concerts, Washington, DC, Arts and Culture, Politics
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Edwardsburg underage drinking bust could lead to criminal charges
WSBT-TV ReporterEDWARDSBURG – More than two dozen teenagers from St. Joseph County could face criminal charges for underage drinking in Cass County after police busted an underage drinking party at Eagle Lake Yacht Club over the weekend. Police say the 30 kids...Tags: Prisons, Crimes, Trials, Theft, Crimes
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Indiana Senate drops abortion pill dosage rules
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana legislators on Tuesday removed a requirement that doctors prescribe a higher-than-usual dosage of the so-called abortion pill from a proposal aimed at tightening laws on how doctors administer the drug.
The state...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Social Issues, Trials, Vi Simpson, Politics
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Life sentences sought in deaths of girl, uncle
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Marion County Prosecutor's Office is seeking life sentences without parole for two Indianapolis men charged in the fatal shooting of a central Indiana man and his 7-year-old niece. Prosecutor Terry Curry said Monday such...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Theft, Prosecution, Lawyers
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Justice frustrated over emergency-manager case
DETROIT (AP) — After more than five months, a Michigan Supreme Court justice is growing impatient over the court's failure to declare whether it will review the state's controversial emergency-manager law. Justice Stephen Markman, a Republican,...Tags: Trials, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Politics, Career and Workplace
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Abuse response clouds Indiana police entry bill
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Advocates for domestic violence victims say Indiana legislators could wind up limiting police officers' ability to protect those being abused under a proposal that aims to clarify a court's ruling that people don't have the right...Tags: Linda Lawson, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Super Bowl, Michael Young
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Indiana House backs break for bars on smoking ban
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana House has added an 18-month exemption for bars to a bill calling for a broad statewide smoking ban in a move that sponsors hope will help it win passage in the Legislature. The House approved the bar exemption Friday...Tags: Civil Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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Bar exemption sought on Indiana smoking ban bill
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Some Indiana legislators are expected to push for exempting bars and certain other locations from a bill calling for a broad statewide smoking ban. Proposed amendments to the bill could face debate as soon as Thursday...Tags: Civil Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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Lawsuit will go forward against 911 operators
DETROIT (AP) — After hearing arguments, the Michigan Supreme Court won't intervene in a lawsuit that blames two 911 operators for the death of a Detroit woman.
The court in a brief order Thursday says a decision by the state appeals court will...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Justice System, Justice System
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Benton Harbor Police Department faces federal lawsuit
BENTON HARBOR – The Benton Harbor Police Department faces a federal lawsuit from a sexual assault investigation involving a former officer.
Court documents claim Jared Graves assaulted 25-year-old Dominique Allen on two separate occasions at the...Tags: Civil Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Sex Crimes, Sexual Misconduct
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Women sue over adoption ban for unmarried couples
HAZEL PARK, Mich. (AP) — Two lesbians who are raising three children filed a lawsuit Monday to overturn Michigan's ban on adoption by unmarried couples. April DeBoer, with two adopted children, and Jayne Rowse, with one, are longtime partners and...Tags: Trials, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Laws
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Lawsuit filed in death of Chicago teen
CHICAGO (AP) — A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against relatives of a Chicago man accused of fatally punching a teenager on an Indiana beach on July Fourth. James Malacek is charged with aggravated battery, involuntary manslaughter and...Tags: Trials, Chicago, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Laws
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