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Speedometer top speed often exceeds reality
DETROIT (AP) — The speedometer on the Toyota Yaris says the tiny car can go 140 miles per hour. In reality, the bulbous subcompact's 106-horsepower engine and automatic transmission can't push it any faster than 109. So why do the Yaris —...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Germany, Ronald Reagan, Travel, Vehicles
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Federal cuts threaten Indiana jobless benefits
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana residents will lose some unemployment benefits immediately if automatic federal spending cuts take effect this week, state officials said. The state Department of Workforce Development said it would temporarily cut...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Career and Workplace, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress
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Pence signs bill delaying farmland tax change
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has signed into law a one-year delay on new calculations for property taxes on farmland. The bill was the first one Pence has signed into law since becoming governor last month. He signed the bill during...Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Politics, Productivity
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Indiana House set to leave tax cut out of budget plan
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republicans who control the Indiana House were poised Monday night to advance a budget plan that leaves out a 10 percent income tax cut sought by Gov. Mike Pence in favor of more spending on schools and roads. House lawmakers...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Mitch Daniels, Personal Income, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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US gov't to air-drop toxic mice on Guam snakes
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AP) — Dead mice laced with painkillers are about to rain down on Guam's jungle canopy. They are scientists' prescription for a headache that has caused the tiny U.S. territory misery for more than 60 years: the brown...Tags: U.S. Military, U.S. Department of Defense, Headaches, Acetaminophen (drug), National Government
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Pence pitches tax cut for Hoosiers
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Lowering Indiana's income tax rate was one of the main ideas Mike Pence talked about while running for governor last year. Pence, a Republican who took office in January, is talking about the tax cut more than ever now as he tries to...Tags: Regional Authority, Mitch Daniels, Personal Income, Executive Branch, Taxation
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Gov. Pence pushes income tax cut during stop in South Bend
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – Indiana Governor Mike Pence is fighting for a promise he made on the campaign trail – a 10% cut in the state’s personal income tax. It’s not getting far in the Indiana House where a committee dumped the tax cut in...Tags: John Broden, Personal Income, Regional Authority, Medicaid, Executive Branch
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Ind. panel advances $30B budget on partisan vote
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A pair of Republican senators argued Tuesday for the personal income tax cut that Gov. Mike Pence has made his top priority, while House Republicans across the hall advanced a budget that swaps that cut for education and roads...Tags: Brandt Hershman, Regional Authority, Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Unemployment Benefits
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Lawsuit pending on domestic partner benefits ban
DETROIT (AP) — People who lost domestic partner benefits under a 2011 Michigan law say they're feeling the pinch as they wait months for a judge to decide whether the ban affecting public school and local government employees is unconstitutional....
Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Rick Snyder, Civil and Public Service, Career and Workplace, Judges
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South Bend police chief finalists announced
Three finalists have been selected to interview for the position of South Bend police chief, according to a news release from the office of South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, According to the release, the three finalists are: - “Christopher Elg...
Tags: Washington, DC, U.S. Air Force, FBI, Criminals, U.S. Coast Guard
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Indiana hospitals say state could reap billions in federal money under Medicaid expansion
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A study released Monday by the Indiana Hospital Association estimates that expanding Medicaid would generate billions of dollars in economic growth for the state, a stark contrast from the budget-busting projections cited by...Tags: Government Health Care, Mitch Daniels, Luke Kenley, Medicaid, Regional Authority
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Buttigieg: City's in good financial shape
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- The city of South Bend is in good financial shape. In fact, it's in better financial shape than many other cities its size in the state. That was the gist of Mayor Pete Buttigieg's address to the Common Council Monday concerning the...Tags: Credit Ratings, Ratings, National Government, Science and Technology, Politics
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