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21 NE Ind. residents charged in welfare fraud scam
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Northeastern Indiana authorities have charged 21 people in a welfare fraud scam alleging that they illegally exploited welfare benefits to stock a Fort Wayne restaurant's pantry shelves. All 21 charged Friday are accused of...
Tags: Trials, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure
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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: Behavioral Conditions, Rick Snyder, Poverty, Stevensville, Substance Abuse
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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: National Government, Recreational Substance Use, Stevensville, American Civil Liberties Union, Government
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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: Substance Abuse, American Civil Liberties Union, Politics, Interior Policy
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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: Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. Department of Defense, Washington, DC, Layoffs and Downsizing, U.S. Congress
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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: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Abusive Behavior, Substance Abuse, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Interior Policy
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NHL, union reach tentative agreement
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL and the players' association reached a tentative agreement early Sunday to end a nearly four-month-old lockout that threatened to wipe out what was left of an already abbreviated season. A marathon negotiating session...
Tags: National Hockey League, Winnipeg Jets, Ron Hainsey, Gary Bettman, Sports
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Indiana changed state under 8 years of Daniels
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: National Government, George W. Bush, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Government
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Disabled parents face bias, loss of kids: report
Millions of Americans with disabilities have gained innumerable rights and opportunities since Congress passed landmark legislation on their behalf in 1990. And yet advocates say barriers and bias still abound when it comes to one basic human right: To be...
Tags: Autism, Civil Laws, Learning Disability, Behavioral Conditions, Physical Disabilities
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South Bend councilwoman wants to see no animals euthanized
South Bend euthanized more than 60 percent of the animals it took in last year. A South Bend Common Council member has a plan to drastically lower that number, and she says it wouldn’t cost taxpayer dollars. In 2011, South Bend Animal Care and...
Tags: New York City, Social Issues, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Euthanasia
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Ind. taxpayers to see $111 credit from surplus
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana taxpayers will receive a $111 credit on their state income tax returns next year as the state distributes part of its budget surplus. Gov. Mitch Daniels on Wednesday announced the credit that will be $222 for couples...
Tags: Taxation, Mitch Daniels, Government, Executive Branch, Tax Credits
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Policy links school attendance, welfare benefits
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan parents whose children don't attend school could lose welfare cash benefits under a new policy set to take effect on Monday. The Michigan Department of Human Services will require children ages 6-15 to attend...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics
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