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September 10, 2014
How Far Will President Obama Go?
The president has spent most of his tenure scaling back the U.S. military role in the Middle East. Now he appears poised to broaden an operation that will bring with it substantial risks.
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Donnelly Pushing Legislation To Address Issue Of Military Suicides
One hundred twenty servicemembers took their lives in the first three months of 2014. That follows 475 military suicides in all of last year.
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Indiana's Tax Revenue Continued To Struggle In August
Indiana's tax collections continue to struggle in the early part of the fiscal year, coming in nearly three percent below expectations last month.
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New Addition To Portal Allows Citizens To Track State Spending
Hoosiers can now find out how the state government is spending money. A new addition to the state's transparency portal that keeps a tally of expenditures on everything from vehicles to office equipment.
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Council Raises Public Safety Tax
The Indianapolis City County Council is raising taxes to pay for more police. Members voted 19-10, Monday, in favor of increasing the public safety tax from 0.35 percent to 0.50 percent.
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Kokomo Residents Still Able To Light Up In Bars, Private Clubs
Kokomo's Common Council shot down a controversial smoking ban Monday that would have been stricter than the state's. The 5-4 vote came as a surprise.
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Indiana Demolishes First Home In Blight Elimination Effort
State officials Monday tore down a home on Indianapolis' near east side as part of a program aimed at eliminating blighted properties. It was the first property of an estimated 4,000 across the state that will be demolished under Indiana's Hardest Hit Fund Blight Elimination Program.
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Potential Sponsor Of Ethics Legislation Sparks Concern For Some
Citizen advocate groups are concerned Speaker Brian Bosma's decision to sponsor a comprehensive ethics reform bill next session will weaken the reform's potential strength.
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Wells Fargo Offers Down Payment Assistance In Indy
A new program in Indianapolis is offering low and middle income families $15,000 for down payments on a house. The initiative hopes to spark life into downtrodden neighborhoods.
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Jackson To Fill Vacant Council Seat
The Indianapolis City County Council has a new member. LaKeisha Jackson is taking over the District 18 seat that became vacant after former councilor Vernon Brown stepped down.
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