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Blue Cross overhaul back on legislative burner
JEFF KAROUB,Associated PressLANSING, Mich. (AP) — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan officials hoped to start the new year with an operational overhaul that included ending its tax-exempt status, changing how it's regulated and transforming itself from a charitable trust to...Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Abortion
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Pence submits lean budget built around tax cut
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mike Pence is asking lawmakers to spend most of Indiana's cash surplus on a 10 percent cut in the personal income tax. Pence Budget Director Chris Atkins submitted a two-year spending plan Tuesday with a modest increase...
Tags: Politics, Personal Income, Budgets and Budgeting, Executive Branch, Government
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Mich. Gov. Rick Snyder vetoes gun legislation
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed legislation Tuesday that would have allowed concealed weapons in churches, schools and daycare centers, days after a mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school that weighed heavily on his mind....
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mich. Gov. Snyder to pitch road plan in State of the State
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder plans to propose a more detailed plan to boost spending to maintain roads in next week's State of the State address. Transportation funding is high on the Republican governor's agenda for 2013. His...Tags: Politics, Petroleum Industry, Rick Snyder, Government, Executive Branch
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Legalizing pot: What's happening in other states?
The votes in Washington and Colorado last month legalizing marijuana were just the latest developments in the debate over marijuana use in the United States. Lawmakers and activists in some other states are contemplating their next moves in regards to...
Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Recreational Substance Use, Mark Dayton, Tom Corbett
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Shape of 'jobs budget' depends on the state
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley have both introduced what they call a "jobs budget," but the similarities are in name only and highlight just how far apart Democrats and Republicans stand on the idea...Tags: Politics, Personal Income, Martin O'Malley, Republican Party, Executive Branch
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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: Politics, Republican Party, Budgets and Budgeting, Mitch Daniels, Government
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Ind. governor making last trip in campaign RV
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is planning one last trip in his campaign RV as it heads to the RV Hall of Fame. The governor's office says Daniels is donating the vehicle dubbed RV-1 to the Indiana State Museum but it is going on...
Tags: Museums, Politics, Travel, Arts and Culture, Trips and Vacations
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Gov. Daniels eager to start as Purdue's president
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Gov. Mitch Daniels doesn't plan on taking any time off when he leaves the governor's office and becomes Purdue University's new president. The two-term governor's time leading the state ends Jan. 14 as soon as fellow...
Tags: Politics, Purdue University, Big Ten Conference, Mitch Daniels, Government
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Michigan governor signs new emergency manager law
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a law that gives distressed communities the ability to choose an emergency manager or other remedies to fix their finances. The bill was approved by lawmakers after voters repealed an emergency-...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Rick Snyder, Executive Branch, Government
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Indiana changed state under 8 years of Daniels
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mitch Daniels will leave Indiana a state modeled after the businessman's conservatism he practiced and studied for decades, with all the successes and mistakes that came of his bold vision. He leased the Indiana Toll...
Tags: National Government, Politics, Democratic Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Tony Bennett
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Sandy Hook group launches anti-violence initiative
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Parents of children slain in the Connecticut school massacre held photos of their sons and daughters, cried, hugged and spoke in quavering voices as they called for a national dialogue to help prevent similar tragedies. "I do...
Tags: Politics, National Rifle Association of America, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Health and Safety at School, Gun Control
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