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Medicaid expansion in Pence's hands after session
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The question of whether Indiana will expand Medicaid is now back in Gov. Mike Pence's hands, after lawmakers wrapped up their session without mandating he expand coverage under the federal health care law or suggesting the...
Tags: Government Health Care, Health Insurance, Executive Branch, Medicaid, Politics
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Pence signs bill for tighter abortion pill rules
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has signed into law a bill tightening the state's regulations on distribution of the abortion pill and clinics that provide only drug-induced abortions. The governor's office says Pence on Wednesday...
Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics, Planned Parenthood
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With a population of 658, Snyder clears way for recently-endangered wolves to be hunted
Additional information from WSBT-TVTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill Wednesday that takes the decision to hunt or not hunt wolves out of voters' hands. It clears the way to schedule Michigan's first gray wolf hunting season since the animal was driven to...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Energy Resources, Endangered Species, Natural Resources
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Indiana Legislature passes $30 billion budget
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana General Assembly approved a two-year, $30 billion budget early Saturday that gives Gov. Mike Pence a partial victory in his quest for an income tax reduction and restores some money cut from education and...Tags: Executive Branch, Amazon.com Inc., Ball State University, Politics, Mitch Daniels
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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: Executive Branch, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Energy Resources
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Indiana budget deal includes 5 percent income tax cut
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and legislative leaders reached a budget deal Thursday that will cut the state's personal income tax rate by 5 percent over the next four years while giving small increases to school funding. The tax-cut...Tags: Executive Branch, Taxation, Politics, Mitch Daniels, Budgets and Budgeting
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Lawmaker seeks to limit FOIA release of 911 calls
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Prompted by a high-profile case of an attack on a suburban Detroit family, a Michigan lawmaker has introduced a bill aimed at limiting the release of 911 recordings requested under the state's Freedom of Information Act....
Tags: National Government, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Freedom of Information Laws
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Ind. lawmakers approve looser superintendent rules
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's local school superintendents would no longer have to hold a state superintendent's or teacher's license under a proposal that has won final legislative approval. The House voted 55-40 on Monday to approve the bill...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics
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North Dakota governor signs 'fetal pain' measure
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed into law a measure that outlaws abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the disputed premise that at that point a fetus can feel pain. The law signed Tuesday is another in a list...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, Abortion
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Report: Many Ind. districts flout law on contracts
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — More than 25 percent of Indiana school superintendents do not comply with a year-old state law requiring them to post their employment contracts on their districts' websites, a report Sunday said. The Evansville Courier &...Tags: Labor Legislation, Executive Branch, Politics, Mitch Daniels, Employment Opportunities
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UPDATE: Police say 'armed and dangerous' Berrien County murder suspect caught
Berrien County police say a man accused of shooting and killing a woman very early Friday morning in the 600 block of Madison Street in Benton Harbor has been caught. Isaiah Casnave was captured at the corner of Euclid and Red Arrow Hwy around 8 p.m....
Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Safety of Citizens, Shootings
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Mich. lawmakers back changes to welfare benefits
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some low-income Michigan families would have to pass drug tests and make sure their children don't miss too many days of school in order to qualify for welfare benefits, under legislation being considered by the state...
Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Substance Abuse
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