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St. Joe GOP head to Fox News: 'Culture of corruption in Democrats'
Today we are expecting to learn the punishments of the former head of the St. Joseph County Democratic Party and three others, found guilty of forging signatures on petitions for Indiana's primary election in 2008. And this case is grabbing some...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Primaries, Barack Obama, Elections, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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Gay marriage vote may come to Michigan in 2016
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gay rights advocates are eyeing a 2016 ballot drive to overturn Michigan's constitutional ban on gay marriage. Recent polls show a majority of Michigan voters now support legalizing same-sex marriage. Statewide gay rights...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Elections, Marriage, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Some states push back on common core standards
Of the 45 states that adopted the Common Core reading, math and writing standards, nine are having second thoughts. Some states are seeking to slow implementation, while others are trying to repeal the standards altogether. Legislation pending in some...Tags: Nathan Deal, Elections, Rick Snyder, Regional Authority, Government
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Board OKs petition form for abortion proposal
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An anti-abortion group seeking to ban Michigan health insurance plans from covering abortions without a supplemental policy cleared an early hurdle Wednesday in its effort to take the proposal to voters, even without Republican...Tags: Planned Parenthood, Elections, Rick Snyder, Family Planning, Incest
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Wolf hunt referendum to go on 2014 Michigan ballot
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's election board on Wednesday certified the signatures of a group seeking to ban wolf hunting and a referendum will be placed on the November 2014 ballot, but the outcome of the vote could be meaningless. The Board...
Tags: Elections, Referenda, Rick Snyder, Hunting, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Ind. schools seeing more success with tax hikes
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana school districts that won voters' approval last week for the majority of the tax increases they had sought to boost school funding may be becoming more skilled at selling the public on the need for those tax hikes, say...Tags: Elections, Referenda, Taxation, Politics
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Polls open for special elections in Michigan
Polls in Michigan are open for the 2013 special elections. Some voters in our area are deciding on several important issues, including how much tax money they are willing to spend on education. Several school issues are on the ballots for voters to...
Tags: Stevensville, Elections, Politics
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Parties propose vote center locations
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Members of the St. Joseph County vote center committee began to hash out possible locations Wednesday. Both major political parties provided lists of suggested locations. From a list of 45 possible locations from the Democrats and 30 from...Tags: Elections, Local Elections, Politics
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Wolf hunt opponents: Legislation an attempt to suppress voice of the people
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led state Senate approved legislation Thursday that could block a group's effort to ban wolf hunting in Michigan and make hunting and fishing rights a part of the state constitution. Wolves were taken off the...
Tags: Animal Attacks, Elections, Referenda, Hunting, Rentals
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Niles panel mulling even-year elections
South Bend TribuneNILES -- It appears odd-year elections, except for the special variety, may be on their way out in the city of Niles. The Niles City Council approved without comment on Monday night a 12-item consent agenda in which one of the measures called for...Tags: Primaries, Elections, Local Elections, Politics
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Second guilty plea in St. Joseph County ballot petition fraud scandal
A second person accused of ballot petition fraud admitted Tuesday she certified ballot petitions that had fake signatures, but Bam Brunette said she never forged any signatures to get Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton on the 2008 presidential primary...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Elections, Lawyers, Judges
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Indiana secretary of state talks vote centers with county elections officials
WSBT-TVStay with precincts or switch to vote centers? It's a question that Indiana counties will have to decide but they are getting some help from the state in the form of information. The Indiana Secretary of State held a regional meeting on vote...Tags: Elections, Polls, Regional Elections, Local Elections, Politics
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