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Lieutenant governor visits ND, meets business and agriculture leaders
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- In the shadow of the Golden Dome, Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann said she found local business owners enthusiastic to have a dialogue with state officials. "Local business leaders said they saw an ability to work toward economic development...Tags: University of Notre Dame, Business, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Executive Branch, Local Government
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Half of Indiana's smokers tried to quit in 2011
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana has the nation's seventh-highest percentage of smokers, with more than a quarter of the state's population smoking, but more than half of those people tried to quit in 2011, according to a study. "Most people...
Tags: Quitting Smoking, Heroin, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Walorski gives weekly national GOP address
In this week's national Republican address, Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) discusses President Obama's budget: a tax increase on middle-class families, hundreds of billions of dollars added to the national debt, and never achieving balance. Walorski says...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, National Government, Family, Jackie Walorski, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Locals react to new EPA regulations
Would you pay more at the pump if it meant a cleaner environment? New regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency are designed to reduce gas emissions resulting in cleaner air. The White House says the change would raise gas prices by about a...
Tags: American Petroleum, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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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: Poverty, Executive Branch, Parties and Movements, Michigan Legislature, Republican Party
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Postal Service to cut Saturday mail to trim costs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to deliver packages six days a week under a plan aimed at saving about $2 billion annually, the financially struggling agency says. In an announcement...
Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Government Postal Delivery, Marketing, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Indiana's flu deaths rise to 40, most victims over 65
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Flu deaths in Indiana have climbed to 40 this season and it's too soon to tell if the spread of the illness is slowing statewide, state health officials said Wednesday. Marion County health officials said visits to the...
Tags: Flu Vaccine, Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention, Diabetes
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Hospitals crack down on workers refusing flu shots
CHICAGO (AP) — Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won't get flu shots, with some workers losing their...
Tags: Mumps, Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics, Viral Diseases and Infections, Allergies
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Indiana legislative leaders ponder health costs
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's top lawmakers said Monday they're not sure what to expect from the federal health care law other than greater costs at a time the state's budget is already stretched thin. Republican Senate President Pro Tem David...
Tags: Justice System, Republican Party, Government Health Care, Politics, Healthcare Laws
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Lawmakers brace for health law, potential costs
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers are bracing for the implications of the federal health care law but say they have questions about it as they prepare for the critical budget-writing legislative session that begins in January. Hopes that the...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Mike Pence
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Insurance costs irk South Bend school workers
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- These days, South Bend schools bus driver Linda Frick feels like she's working primarily to buy health insurance. She's paying more than $300 every two weeks for the nine months she's employed for coverage for herself and her husband for...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Hartford Equus Academy
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