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Snyder ends trade trip to push Medicaid expansion in Mich.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday cut short his trade trip to Israel to return home and lobby reluctant fellow Republicans to expand Medicaid to more Michigan adults, as the clock ticked before lawmakers break for the summer....Tags: Primaries, Rick Snyder, Parties and Movements, Regional Authority, Tea Party Movement
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APNewsBreak: IG faults payments to ex-Rep. Wilson
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department's inspector general says former U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson collected $450,000 in questionable payments from the nation's federally funded nuclear labs after she left office. A report released Tuesday says...Tags: Politics, Washington, DC
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Gun control advocates mark 6 months since shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Six months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, some of the victims' families are heading to Capitol Hill to remind lawmakers they are painfully waiting for action, while some of the president's allies are asking him to...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, National Rifle Association of America, Washington, DC, Personal Weapon Control
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Gun control activists lobby Indiana lawmakers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana gun control supporters are lobbying the state's federal lawmakers to support background checks for gun buyers. Gun control supporters say six months after the Newtown, Conn., school shootings responses in Washington...
Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Michael Bloomberg
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Judge: Ind. BMV improperly revoked gay group's license
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's Bureau of Motor Vehicles improperly revoked a gay-youth advocacy group's specialty license plate last year and should reinstate that plate by late June, an administrative law judge has ruled. Tuesday's ruling says the...
Tags: Politics, Human Interest, Crime, Law and Justice, Breach of Contract, Minority Groups
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US gun debate overlooks daily violence
LARGO, Maryland (AP) — Florena Carter's shattered life didn't make national news. Her son was killed on his 28th birthday in 2009. Carter's brother pulled the trigger. Her father shot himself soon afterward. The horrifying family tragedy...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, National Rifle Association of America, Health and Safety at School, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control
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Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Employment, Plan B (drug), Birth Control, Employment Opportunities
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Mich. cancer patients to back Medicaid expansion
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Cancer patients and survivors in Michigan are expected to call on lawmakers to expand Medicaid coverage for about 400,000 uninsured Michigan residents. About 75 people who have experienced cancer and their family members...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Government Health Care, Justice System, Health Insurance
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'Wicked' wows Morris crowds
South Bend TribuneJulie Crimmins came to Thursday evening's production of the musica "Wicked" wearing a pointed hat and a "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" watch. "See my watch," she said with a smile and pointing at the watch's face. "The Good Witch and the Bad Witch."...Tags: Entertainment, Politics, Theater, Wicked (musical), Music
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Philly abortion murder trial has national impact
For weeks, jurors in Philadelphia heard grim testimony about deaths and squalor at Dr. Kermit Gosnell's inner-city abortion clinic. While they listened, the murder case reverberated far beyond the courtroom, changing — at least for the moment...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics, Planned Parenthood, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Parties and Movements
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Law allows doctors to raise concerns about driving
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan law allows doctors to alert state officials if they believe that a patient's medical condition makes it unsafe for them to drive, and supporters say it will help keep the public safer on the roads. The law was...
Tags: Politics, Alzheimer's Disease, Crime, Law and Justice, Detroit Free Press, Freedom of the Press
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Couple who lost son in shooting frustrated by laws
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Whether you love guns, hate guns or are somehow totally indifferent to them, only a fool would argue that Tim and Patty Williams haven't survived the worst gun nightmare that any parent can endure. Nineteen years ago, their 13-...
Tags: Politics, Ronald Reagan, Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals
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