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Minn. governor to sign bill allowing gay marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — With marriages to be available for Minnesota's gay couples starting Aug. 1, Duluth residents Gary Anderson and Gary Boelhower are getting ready to do something that seemed impossible when they started dating three years ago:...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Family, Don Lee, Executive Branch, Same-Sex Marriage
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Walorski joins fellow Republicans, votes in favor of overtime bill
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski voted this week in favor of a bill that would allow private-sector employees to trade overtime pay for paid time off at the same rate of 1.5 hours per hour of overtime worked. The bill passed by a vote of 223-204 with mostly...Tags: U.S. Congress, Jackie Walorski, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Fred Upton
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Republicans debate message, battle bad messengers
ATLANTA (AP) — National Republican leaders made waves recently with a dim view of the party's future if it fails to expand its core support beyond white males and social conservatives. But weeks after GOP Chairman Reince Priebus unveiled the "Growth...
Tags: Reince Priebus, Migration, Lindsey O. Graham, Gays and Lesbians, Barack Obama
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Donnelly wants Zody to lead Democrats
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly asked veteran Capitol Hill staffer John Zody this week to run the Indiana Democratic Party, but his appointment hinges on approval of the party's state central committee. A Democratic official close to...
Tags: Barack Obama, Lyndon B. Johnson, Executive Branch, Richard Mourdock, Brad Ellsworth
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Ind. Dem Donnelly opposing assault weapons ban
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Freshman Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly is opposing a ban on assault weapons sought by President Barack Obama. A Donnelly spokesman on Wednesday said that the Indiana lawmaker will vote against the ban but has not decided whether...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Crime, Law and Justice, Assault, Gabrielle Giffords, Laws
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Former Democrat leader Bauer wins national post
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana House Democrats may have decided it was time for new leadership this past summer but a national campaign committee is keeping Patrick Bauer on board despite his demotion in Indiana. The Democratic Legislative Campaign...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Elections, Politics
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Poll finds Indiana residents split on gay marriage
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana residents are evenly split on legalizing gay marriage, although a majority of them do not want to amend the state constitution to ban it, according to a new poll. The survey taken for the Bowen Center for Public Affairs...Tags: Ball State University, Gays and Lesbians, Family, U.S. Supreme Court, Same-Sex Marriage
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Talk of GOP primaries follows 'fiscal cliff' vote
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in Congress who took the politically risky step of voting to raise taxes now find themselves trying to fend off potential primary challenges next year from angry conservatives. These lawmakers wasted little time...
Tags: Tom Harkin, Saxby Chambliss, Richard Lugar, Paul Ryan, Voting
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The look of the new Indiana Legislature
Republicans strengthened their control of the Indiana General Assembly in the November election. A closer look shows the Indiana House seeing many new members taking seats this session, while the Indiana Senate becomes more male-dominated. A breakdown:...Tags: Parties and Movements, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Vi Simpson
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Fiscal battle looms for Donnelly, Walorski in Congress
On the occasion of their separate swearing-in ceremonies Thursday, the area's two newest members of Congress both described being humbled by the opportunity to serve the people of Indiana. “It is an incredible honor and extremely humbling to have...
Tags: Robert Byrd, U.S. Congress, Richard Lugar, Politics, Arts and Culture
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Court to hear dispute over 2011 House walkout
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — One of the Indiana House Democrats who took part in a five-week walkout in 2011 is asking the state Supreme Court to decide whether the way the state wants to collect the resulting fines violates state law. The court will...Tags: Punishment, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Politics, Fines
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Mich.: No public deals with companies tied to Iran
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — People or companies with ties to Iran won't be doing business with any arm of government in Michigan. Gov. Rick Snyder signed a law last week called the Iran Economic Sanctions Act. It requires anyone bidding on a public...Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Iran, Rick Snyder, Elections, Politics
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