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Fiscal tug-of-war stalls Indiana voucher expansion
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The timing would seem perfect for an expansion of school vouchers in Indiana, where the state's high court recently upheld the nation's broadest voucher law and the initiative enjoys broad support in one of the country's most...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Students, Public Schools, Republican Party
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Mich. road debate light on how money divvied up
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The drive to patch up Michigan's deteriorating roads is largely centered on money, how to win support from skeptical lawmakers for at least $1.2 billion a year in additional taxes and fees for needed upkeep. But hardly any...Tags: Travel, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Transportation, Government
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Pence tepid on Indiana school guns proposal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike Pence isn't throwing much support behind a proposal that would require Indiana schools to have an employee carrying a loaded gun during school hours. The governor's office released a statement Tuesday...
Tags: Politics, Health and Safety at School, Government, Executive Branch
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House panel approves HIP expansion, strips grants
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Medicaid would be expanded in Indiana through a state-run program under legislation approved Monday by a House committee, but while the plan keeps an opt-out provision should federal aid ever dry up, it reverses the governor's...
Tags: Mitch Daniels, Politics, Medicaid, Government Health Care, Crime, Law and Justice
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South Bend mayor crosses party lines to welcome governor on Dyngus Day
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – It’s a time honored tradition that’s taken very seriously in South Bend – Dyngus Day! That means the sausage is cooking, and politicians are making their rounds talking with supporters and people they want to...Tags: Politics, Government, Executive Branch
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Ind. Senate panel backs tougher marijuana penalties
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The penalties for marijuana possession and dealing will be tougher than first proposed in a major overhaul of Indiana's criminal sentencing laws under changes approved Thursday by a state Senate committee. The move to...
Tags: Michael Young, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Prosecution, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations
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Indiana court upholds broadest school voucher program
The Indiana Supreme Court is upholding the Hoosier state's school voucher program. The vote to continue using taxpayer money to send kids to private school was unanimous. While some are celebrating others are not so pleased with the ruling. The...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Parochial Schools, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Pence picks Hurley for Superior Court
South Bend TribuneIndiana Gov. Mike Pence has appointed St. Joseph Circuit Court Magistrate Elizabeth Hurley to the St. Joseph Superior Court. The magistrate and former St. Joseph County deputy prosecutor will assume the bench of Judge Roland Chamblee when he retires on...Tags: Politics, Abusive Behavior, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Elizabeth Hurley
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Pence, Bosma intraparty tax battle boils over
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republicans typically invoke Ronald Reagan's "11th Commandment" when they're fighting within the family, and there's been plenty of infighting recently over Gov. Mike Pence's tax cut at the Statehouse. Reagan made famous the...
Tags: Republican Party, Personal Income, Government, Ronald Reagan, Politics
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Medicaid expansion in trouble in Michigan Legislature
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Rep. Matt Lori found himself in an unusual position when shepherding through a $15.3 billion health budget that pays for Medicaid, the health insurance program for the needy. The Republican chairman of the House health budget...Tags: Medicaid, Government Health Care, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Randy Richardville
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Mich. Senate rejects partnering on health exchange
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The GOP-led Michigan Senate adjourned Thursday without voting to partner with the federal government on an online health insurance marketplace, rejecting Gov. Rick Snyder's plan to spend a $31 million federal grant implementing...Tags: Politics, Insurance, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Health Insurance
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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: Money and Monetary Policy, Politics, Republican Party, Personal Income, Government
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