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Bill fueled by shooting targets convenience stores
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Convenience stores that have been repeated victims of crimes would have to follow stricter regulations designed to increase the security of workers under a bill being proposed by a Democratic state lawmaker. State Rep. Ed...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Criminal Laws, Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at Work, Laws
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Mich. Gov: Gun bill to give 'extra consideration'
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder pledged Monday to take a close look at legislation that could allow concealed weapons in schools and churches following the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school that evoked painful memories of a fatal...
Tags: Barack Obama, Separation of Church and State, University of Michigan, Politics, Colleges and Universities
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Michigan legislators defy unions, OK right-to-work
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — In an audacious flex of political muscle, Republicans in a single day reached the brink of a goal that for years has seemed an all-but-impossible dream: making the labor bastion of Michigan a right-to-work state. The GOP...
Tags: Democratic Party, Voting, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Justice System
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Mich. House approves right-to-work limiting unions
JOHN FLESHER,Associated PressLANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led Michigan House has approved a contentious right-to-work bill limiting unions' strength. By a vote of 58-to-51, the measure approved Tuesday morning deals with public-sector workers. Another bill focusing on...Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Employees, Rick Snyder, Career and Workplace
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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: Politics, Democratic Party, Elections, Parties and Movements
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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: Politics, Democratic Party, Mitch Daniels, Family, Marriage
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Unions prepare for protest at Michigan Capitol
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — More than 200 activists attended training Saturday in preparation for a protest at the Michigan Capitol, where lawmakers are putting the final touches on legislation that would allow workers to stop paying union dues....Tags: Politics, Rick Snyder, Government, Career and Workplace, Michigan Legislature
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Pence inner circle includes old, new hands
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Inside the Indiana Statehouse, people will occasionally joke that Gov. Mitch Daniels is always the smartest man in the room. Taken literally, the surface statement is accurate. But the punch line stems from Daniels'...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Mitch Daniels, Regional Authority, Government
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Indiana gold buyers face new scrutiny from lawmaker
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Businesses that pay cash for gold could face tighter regulation under legislation being proposed by a southwestern Indiana lawmaker. Democratic Rep. Gail Riecken of Evansville wants to require gold buyers to register with the...
Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Metal and Mineral, Crime, Law and Justice, Gold and Precious Material, Theft
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Mishawaka council OK's new district boundaries
South Bend TribuneIn a noncontentious 9-0 vote, the Mishawaka Common Council decided Monday to redraw the boundaries of the six districts where members serve and are elected. No one from the public stepped forward to argue for or against the proposed map before the vote....Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Mike Compton, Elections, Parties and Movements
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Timing essential in Ind. gay marriage battle
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Timing is everything when it comes to the battle over whether to amend Indiana's constitution to ban same-sex marriages. And key lawmakers are playing their cards close to the vest heading into the 2013 legislative session with a...
Tags: Voting, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Mike Pence, Elections
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'Cliff' talks: Geithner invites GOP counteroffer
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is ready to entertain Republican proposals for spending cuts, but GOP lawmakers must first commit to higher tax rates on the rich and specify what additional spending cuts they want in a deal to avoid the...
Tags: Mitch McConnell, This Week (tv program), Washington, DC, U.S. Senate, CBS Corp.
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