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Here is the latest Indiana news from The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is urging congressional leaders to bring a revived federal media shield law to a vote in the House and Senate. Pence was the author of a 2009 media shield bill that cleared the House but never made it to...Tags: Elections, Regional Authority, Government, Politics, Evan Bayh
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Washington County Commissioners accept $500,000 hiring grant
The Washington County Board of Commissioners has unanimously accepted a $500,000 federal COPS Hiring Program grant to hire four additional deputies for the county sheriff’s office. The U.S. Department of Justice grant will cover 75 percent, or...
Tags: Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Politics, U.S. Department of Justice
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Maine Medicaid expansion passes but governor sets veto
ReutersBOWDOINHAM, Maine (Reuters) - Maine's Democratic-controlled legislature on Thursday passed a bill to expand access to its Medicaid program as outlined by the Affordable Care Act, setting up a showdown with the state's Republican governor, who...Tags: Collective Contract, Medical Procedures and Tests, Regional Authority, Hospitals and Clinics, Government Health Care
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Oklahoma tornado toll at 24 dead, 377 hurt as recovery speeds up
MOORE, Okla. -- As this devastated city buried the first victim of this week’s tornado, officials announced that the human toll appeared to be final at 24 dead and 377 injured. Led by Gov. Mary Fallin, state and local officials said at a news...
Tags: Briarwood, Mary Fallin, Fluoride, Barack Obama, Petroleum Industry
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After veto, Florida coast-to-coast bike trail boosters look for other sources of money
A paved bike trail stretching from coast to coast across the center of Florida can still get built despite Gov. Rick Scott's veto of $50 million for the project, state Sen. Andy Gardiner said Thursday. "We're committed to getting this done," said...
Tags: Rick Scott, Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Finance, Cape Canaveral
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It's going to happen
The rallies, lobbying and support from the community have paid off. Somerset County will have a new section of Route 219 between Somerset and Meyersdale. The final permit for the long awaited four-lane extension from Somerset to Meyersdale in Somerset...Tags: Tom Corbett, Somerset County (Maryland), Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Bill Shuster, Government
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Light Must Shine On Government Secrecy
The Hartford CourantMamie Till did the unspeakable almost 60 years ago. She opened the casket at her son Emmett's funeral so the world could see how this 14-year-old was shot, bludgeoned, mutilated and then drowned in Mississippi's Tallahatchie River with a cotton gin fan...Tags: Regional Authority, Freedom of the Press, Racism, Government, Justice and Rights
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Dollar recovers from two-week low versus yen, focus on Nikkei
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar recovered from two-week lows against the yen on Friday as a safety-bid for the Japanese currency ebbed after the Nikkei share average rebounded from the previous day's 7.3-percent plunge and Wall Street regained some stability...Tags: China, Tokyo (Japan), Bangkok (Thailand), Bank of America Corp., Boris (music group)
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Lawyer who helped prosecute Gov. Ryan tapped for U.S. attorney's post
The lawyer picked Thursday to succeed Patrick Fitzgerald as Chicago's U.S. attorney is a former federal prosecutor best known for taking on corrupt politicians and powerful institutions such as the University of Notre Dame. Zachary Fardon would take...
Tags: Elections, Orthopedic Surgery, Trials, Regional Authority, U.S. Senate
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State Senate Votes To Raise Minimum Wage Over 2 Years To $9 Per Hour
The Hartford CourantThe state Senate voted Thursday night to raise the minimum wage - an issue that has been controversial through the years. The latest version calls for raising the wage by 75 cents per hour over two years with no index for inflation. As such, the wage...Tags: Labor Markets, Regional Authority, Business, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Leonard A. Fasano
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Bill Letting Newtown Families Veto Disclosure Of Records Might Raise Fairness Issues, Officials Say
The Hartford CourantThe secretly drafted bill that would give Newtown massacre victims' families the power to veto disclosure of some investigative records might create a broader precedent — because future crime victims' families could ask for the same power in their...Tags: Health and Safety at School, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Criminals, Prosecution, Government
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Idea to cut BAC limit fuels talk
South Bend TribuneLowering the threshold for what is considered impaired driving is a good idea on principle, a host of local and state officials said. Whether any such lowering of the threshold becomes reality in Indiana, however, is far less certain, they said. The...Tags: Transportation Industry, Mike Pence, Government, National Transportation Safety Board, Politics
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