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    Jun 1, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  1. Michigan to offer preschool to more poor children

    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — As many as 16,000 more 4-year-olds will go to preschool in Michigan next school year, a significant enrollment boost that Gov. Rick Snyder hopes to increase even more the following year. An influx of up to $65 million —...

    Tags: Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Rick Snyder, Politics, Health Insurance

    2. Apr 21, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  2. 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: Government, Rick Snyder, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Behavioral Conditions

    3. Mar 3, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  3. Hot issues at Indiana Statehouse

    A look at the status of major legislation before the Indiana General Assembly this year: BIG-TICKET ITEMS — STATE SPENDING: The House approved a two-year, $30 billion budget that increases school spending by 2 percent the first year and 1...

    Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Medicaid, Same-Sex Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice

    4. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  4. Bill to drug test Indiana welfare recipients advances

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Some Indiana welfare recipients would face drug testing under a bill approved Wednesday by a state House committee. The proposal would require all applicants for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to complete a...

    Tags: Pension and Welfare, Abusive Behavior, Substance Abuse, Politics, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

    5. Jan 1, 2013 |Story| AP Indiana

  5. Indiana changed state under 8 years of Daniels

    <span style="font-size: small;">INDIANAPOLIS (AP) &mdash; Gov. Mitch Daniels will leave Indiana a state modeled after the businessman's conservatism he practiced and studied for decades, with all the successes and mistakes that came of his bold vision.</span>
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mitch Daniels will leave Indiana a state modeled after the businessman's conservatism he practiced and studied for decades, with all the successes and mistakes that came of his bold vision. He leased the Indiana Toll...

    Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Medicaid, Crime, Law and Justice, Purdue University

    6. Jul 18, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  6. Judge: Indiana can't collect on IBM welfare lawsuit

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Wednesday spurned Indiana's efforts to recoup roughly $170 million from IBM Corp. over its failed effort to overhaul the state's welfare system as part of a broader privatization push that was an early hallmark of...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Corporate Crime, Government, Regional Authority, Medicaid

    7. Jul 18, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  7. New welfare restrictions target booze, tattoos

    BOSTON (AP) — Taking aim at what they call an abuse of the taxpayers' money, a growing number of states are blocking welfare recipients from spending their benefits on booze, cigarettes, lottery tickets, casino gambling, tattoos and strippers....

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Employment, Concord (Staten Island, New York), Los Angeles Times, Unemployment Benefits

    8. Feb 15, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  8. Plan to drug test Indiana welfare recipients stalls

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A bill aimed at requiring some Indiana welfare recipients to undergo drug testing failed to clear a legislative committee Wednesday after concerns were raised about the possible $1 million cost for a state agency to start the...

    Tags: Pension and Welfare, Politics, Parties and Movements, Medical Procedures and Tests, Interior Policy

    9. Dec 16, 2011 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  9. Coin store owner charged with fraud

    <span style="font-size: small;">MISHAWAKA -- The owner of a store that routinely deals in gold, diamonds and rare coins has allegedly spent the past five years claiming poverty.</span>
    South Bend Tribune
    MISHAWAKA -- The owner of a store that routinely deals in gold, diamonds and rare coins has allegedly spent the past five years claiming poverty. On Friday, Kenneth Gaipa, the owner of Kenneth G. Rare Coins, was charged with felony counts of welfare...

    Tags: Corporate Crime, Medicaid, Crime, Law and Justice, Health Insurance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

    10. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  10. Welfare limits tied to more deaths over time: study

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pressuring welfare recipients to get a job or face losing their benefits may put them at a slightly increased risk of dying over the long term, according to new research.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pressuring welfare recipients to get a job or face losing their benefits may put them at a slightly increased risk of dying over the long term, according to new research. A study that tracked Floridians on welfare over...

    Tags: Columbia University, Pension and Welfare, Politics, Customs and Tradition, Arts and Culture

    11. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. California passes a budget that could be a federal template

    SACRAMENTO &mdash; California lawmakers passed a budget Friday that lays the groundwork for the largest expansion of public healthcare in the country, placing the state at the leading edge of President Obama's federal overhaul.
    SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers passed a budget Friday that lays the groundwork for the largest expansion of public healthcare in the country, placing the state at the leading edge of President Obama's federal overhaul. The budget, which the...

    Tags: Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Regional Authority, Politics, Mark Leno

    12. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Europe rethinks its pursuit of austerity

    LONDON &mdash; After years of unrelenting austerity, Europe seems to have turned a corner on its debt crisis &mdash; right into a dead-end street.
    LONDON — After years of unrelenting austerity, Europe seems to have turned a corner on its debt crisis — right into a dead-end street. Since the turmoil erupted in 2009, countries from Ireland to Greece have focused almost exclusively on...

    Tags: European Union, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Politics, Angela Merkel

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