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Group pressures Donnelly, Coats on universal background checks on gun buys
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND – A progressive public policy and research organization on Wednesday called on the state's two U.S. senators, Democrat Joe Donnelly and Republican Dan Coats, to support "common sense" reforms aimed at curbing gun violence in America,...Tags: Interior Policy, Gun Control, Tom Perriello, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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Slip-up may have cost Pence his tax cut
Chances of Gov. Mike Pence winning legislative approval of his signature 10 percent income tax cut began to slip away last Oct. 23. Pence didn't know it at the time. Nobody knew it at the time. The Republican nominee was regarded then as a sure winner...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Personal Income, Regional Authority, Elections, U.S. Senate
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Donnelly-backed bill seeks to address 'skills gap'
SOUTH BEND – Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., joined Sens. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., and Dean Heller, R-Nev., Tuesday in introducing bipartisan legislation aimed at closing the “skills gap” in the U.S. The America Works Act would modify existing...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Career and Workplace
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Lawmakers pessimistic about budget deal
South Bend TribuneThough not set to take effect until Friday, the automatic cuts to defense and domestic spending known as the sequester, negotiated back in 2011 as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling, already are having an effect on the economy and national security,...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Justice System, Employment Opportunities, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lugar still speaking his own mind
Politicians on the Far Right, seeking to turn the Republican Party into an uncompromising, unquestioning cause in their own image, sought to silence Dick Lugar's voice of moderation, promising that Indiana still would send a Republican to the Senate....
Tags: Karl Rove, Barack Obama, Radio, Sharron E. Angle, Elections
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Donnelly wants Zody to lead Democrats
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly asked veteran Capitol Hill staffer John Zody this week to run the Indiana Democratic Party, but his appointment hinges on approval of the party's state central committee. A Democratic official close to...
Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Mike Pence, U.S. Senate, Evan Bayh
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Local congressional delegation reacts to Obama gun plan
WASHINGTON, DC – Some of our area members of Capitol Hill are reacting to the president's new gun control plan unveiled on Wednesday. Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02) released the following statement: “As a supporter of the Second...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Health and Safety at School, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy
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Santa has noted these newsmakers
As he does every year at this time, a very reliable source dropped off a list of what some prominent people will find under their Christmas trees. Although this source is in a position to know, I provide my usual warning. He looks kind of suspicious --...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, American Airlines, Inc., Barack Obama, Recipes, Abraham Lincoln
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Fiscal battle looms for Donnelly, Walorski in Congress
On the occasion of their separate swearing-in ceremonies Thursday, the area's two newest members of Congress both described being humbled by the opportunity to serve the people of Indiana. “It is an incredible honor and extremely humbling to have...
Tags: Ceremonies, Elections, Fiscal Cliff, New Year's Day, Culture
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FISCAL CLIFF VOTE: How our congressmen voted on new tax deal
While the tax package Congress passed New Year's Day is expected to protect 99% of us from an income tax increase, most of us will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013. That's because the legislation did nothing to prevent a temporary...
Tags: Barack Obama, Marlin Stutzman, Business, Washington, DC, Family
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Lugar casts final vote, helps avoid 'fiscal cliff'
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's departing U.S. Sen. Richard is leaving the Senate with one last act of compromise in support of Congress' "fiscal cliff" deal. The Republican will leave the Senate on Thursday after having cast 13,067 votes over...
Tags: Elections, U.S. Congress, Politics, Fiscal Cliff, Richard Mourdock
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Donnelly joins Senate agriculture, military panels
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Newly elected U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly will serve on the Senate's agriculture and military panels. Donnelly announced Wednesday he will serve on the Agriculture and Armed Service committees in addition to the Senate Aging...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Richard Mourdock, Richard Lugar, Joe Donnelly
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