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Buttigieg: Old strength, new hope
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- In his second address on the topic since taking office in January 2012, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday described the state of the city as "rest(ing) on old strength and new hope." At the same time, he announced a substantial...Tags: Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Safety of Citizens, National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Air and Space Accidents
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Healthworks getting kids active
SOUTH BEND – A South Bend museum is focused on kids. They're working hard to keep kids in Michiana healthy and fit. Memorial's Healthworks Kids' Museum has kicked off “Passport to Play,” a program that gets kids away from the...Tags: Museums, Michelle Obama, Politics, Arts and Culture, Personal Data Collection
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Gun owners rally, lobby at Michigan Capitol
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Hundreds of gun owners are rallying at the Michigan Capitol to remind lawmakers of their right to bear arms. Some of the people freely and legally carried guns at Wednesday's rally. Others held pro-Second Amendment signs....Tags: Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Lobbying
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South Bend fire claims third life
SOUTH BEND – A third person -- a 25-year-old man -- has died from injuries received over a month ago in a fire on South Bend’s Haney Ave. that also took the lives of two young sisters. Me’Chielle Marshall, 4, and 6-year-old Navaeh...
Tags: Fires, Politics, Housing and Urban Planning
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Michigan lawmakers consider new welfare drug testing law
WSBT-TVShould welfare recipients in Michigan suspected of using drugs be tested? And if they fail, lose benefits? There's a heated debate about the issue going on in the legislature right now and on our WSBT Facebook page. By late Wednesday afternoon, more...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Pension and Welfare, Drug Use, Politics, American Civil Liberties Union
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Bill requires drug tests for welfare recipients
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers are planning to consider a bill that would require welfare applicants and recipients to pass drug tests. Republican-sponsored legislation being considered Wednesday by a House committee would establish a...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Politics, American Civil Liberties Union, Substance Abuse
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South Bend police chief weighs in on gun control
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – The controversial and emotional issue of gun control brought together a panel of advocates Sunday to debate the topic in South Bend. Among those weighing in was none other than Ron Teachman, South Bend's new chief of police. "I don'...Tags: Politics, Firearms, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control
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Moms' gun protests on opposite sides of Statehouse
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two groups of female protesters took up positions on opposite sides of the Indiana Statehouse to demonstrate for and against gun control. Each group for mothers with strong feelings about firearms drew 20 to 30 people Saturday....Tags: Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control
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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: Daniel Webster, Politics, Suicide, Health and Medical Professionals, Barack Obama
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Buttigieg, Freeman-Wilson appear in gun-control ad
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson appear in a new public service announcement urging Congress to toughen gun laws. The ad is sponsored by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a gun control group founded by New York City Mayor...
Tags: New York City, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Local Government
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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: Mark Kirk, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Chuck Schumer, Politics, Justice System
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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: Pension and Welfare, Layoffs and Downsizing, Budget Control Act of 2011, Washington, DC, Politics
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