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Group pressures Donnelly, Coats on universal background checks on gun buys
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND – A progressive public policy and research organization on Wednesday called on the state's two U.S. senators, Democrat Joe Donnelly and Republican Dan Coats, to support "common sense" reforms aimed at curbing gun violence in America,...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Politics, Laws, Tom Perriello, Interior Policy
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Ind. housing, meals take hit under federal budget cuts
VINCENNES, Ind. (AP) — Agencies across Indiana are dropping flood insurance, scaling back on free meals for the elderly and reducing the number of Section 8 housing vouchers they provide as funding shrinks because of automatic federal budget cuts....Tags: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FEMA, Chicago Housing Authority, Politics, Public Finance
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Same-sex marriage: Which Supreme Court case is more important?
CBS NewsIn two different cases this week, the Supreme Court will consider the powerful question of what it means to be married. On Tuesday, the court will hear arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry -- a case considering the constitutionality of California's gay...Tags: Human Rights Campaign, Justice and Rights, Human Rights, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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More gun laws = fewer deaths, 50-state study says
CHICAGO (AP) — It's a study everyone is talking about today because the statistics are so dramatic: States with the most gun control laws have a 42 percent lower gun death rate than states with the least number of gun control laws, according to a...
Tags: University of California, Davis, Internal Medicine, Murder, Politics, Suicide
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Senate committee approves gun trafficking bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation Thursday making gun trafficking a federal crime as lawmakers cast the first vote in Congress to curb firearms since December's horrific shootings at a Connecticut elementary...
Tags: Joe Manchin III, Politics, Republican Party, Tom Coburn, U.S. Senate
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Congress members seek continued wolf protections
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Dozens of U.S. House members urged federal regulators Tuesday to retain legal protections for gray wolves across most of the lower 48 states, saying the resilient predator could continue expanding its range if humans don'...
Tags: Wildlife, Conservation, Endangered Species, Environmental Issues
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Sequestration worries area vets
WSBT-TVSaturday marked the first full day of the sequester. The drastic federal budget slashing plan resulting in $85 billion in across-the-board cuts are coming and they will arrive first at school systems near military bases and on Native American...Tags: Politics, Layoffs and Downsizing, Budget Control Act of 2011, Interior Policy, U.S. Department of Defense
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Indiana Senate chief pushes constitutional convention
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's state Senate leader says he hopes to stir up support around the country for a new U.S. constitutional convention aimed at limiting the powers of the federal government. The state Senate voted largely along party lines...Tags: Politics
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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: Politics, National Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Labor Legislation
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A look at automatic budget cuts in Indiana
Military and education would take big hits in Indiana from automatic cuts to the federal budget set to take effect this week, according to a report the White House issued Sunday. The White House compiled the numbers from federal agencies and its own...Tags: Flu, Tetanus, Whooping Cough, Politics, Preventative Medicine
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Lawmakers pessimistic about budget deal
South Bend TribuneThough not set to take effect until Friday, the automatic cuts to defense and domestic spending known as the sequester, negotiated back in 2011 as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling, already are having an effect on the economy and national security,...Tags: Politics, Layoffs and Downsizing, Public Finance, Republican Party, U.S. Department of Defense
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Indiana prepares to go another round with feds
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — By turns, Indiana leaders have either chosen, begrudgingly, to work with Washington or fight it outright, and this year is no exception. Republican Gov. Mike Pence's fiery letter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Politics, Healthcare Laws, Medicaid, Immigration
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