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Bosma faults tea party group for tax cut troubles
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A tea party group's "erroneous" attacks on Indiana House Republicans and Gov. Mike Pence's campaign stumbles are the reason the governor's signature tax cut is in jeopardy of failing, House Speaker Brian Bosma said Thursday....
Tags: Lobbying, Elections, Taxation, Politics, Executive Branch
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Rally denounces proposed Ind. voucher expansion
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A proposal to expand Indiana's private school voucher program was denounced during a Statehouse rally on Tuesday as a step that would take millions of dollars away from the state's public schools. About 500 people applauded and...
Tags: Politics, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Students, Government
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Senate panel votes to expand gun background checks
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - A divided Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a Democratic bill expanding required federal background checks for nearly all gun purchases. The panel approved the measure by 10-8, supported by all Democrats and opposed by every...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Elections, Politics, Justice System, Parties and Movements
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Illinois GOP didn't have votes to oust chairman who supported gay marriage
CHICAGO (AP) — A member of the Illinois Republican Party's central committee says a meeting was canceled partly because there weren't enough votes to fire party chairman Pat Brady. Some committeemen wanted to oust Brady, largely because he...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Mark Kirk, Same-Sex Marriage, Dave Syverson
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Fight over Mich. health insurance market not done
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder's attempt for legislative approval of a new health insurance market in Michigan has been 1 ½-year odyssey — and it's not over yet. The GOP-led Senate quickly got behind his state-run marketplace, or...
Tags: Elections, Expedia Incorporated, Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, 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: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Interior Policy, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Chuck Grassley
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Ind. House panel OKs child labor-referee measure
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana House panel has unanimously endorsed a measure pushed by a 13-year-old boy that would allow sports leagues to hire youths like him as referees. The bill was approved Tuesday by the House's labor committee and now... -
Big atmosphere shift inside Indiana Statehouse
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The first half of this year's Indiana General Assembly session has been much quieter without the raucous right-to-work debate that drew thousands of protesters to the Statehouse and sparked Democratic boycotts the two previous...
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Hot issues at Indiana Statehouse
A look at the status of major legislation before the Indiana General Assembly this year: BIG-TICKET ITEMS — STATE SPENDING: The House approved a two-year, $30 billion budget that increases school spending by 2 percent the first year and 1...Tags: Homes, Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Lifestyle and Leisure, Medicaid
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Michigan House OKs $31M grant for health exchange
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Rejecting pressure from conservatives, the Republican-led Michigan House voted Thursday to spend a $31 million federal grant for an online health insurance marketplace called for by the federal health care law. The 78-31 vote...
Tags: Rick Snyder, Politics, Insurance, Barack Obama
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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: Children's Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Unemployment, U.S. Senate, Joe Donnelly
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Pence pitches tax cut for Hoosiers
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Lowering Indiana's income tax rate was one of the main ideas Mike Pence talked about while running for governor last year. Pence, a Republican who took office in January, is talking about the tax cut more than ever now as he tries to...Tags: Mike Pence, Elections, Government, U.S. Senate, Mitch Daniels
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