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South Bend planners seek feedback on the neighborhood plan. Residents are concerned with the loss of greenspace.
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The project will replace lead pipes and separate stormwater and sewage pipes.
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D'Drea Bostic is now charged with the 2015 killing of 41-year-old Guiseppe Bailey
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Real Services said recent changes to Indiana's FSSA reimbursement systems necessitate the layoffs.
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There were no arrests at Notre Dame on Thursday when dozens of protesters gathered to voice support for Palestine.
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Two new members are taking their seats in the Michigan House of Representatives. The chamber is officially back to full capacity — and a two-seat Democratic majority.
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A bill passed in the Michigan Senate Tuesday would require an election recount petition to be submitted in good faith that it could sway that election’s results.
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Michigan's unemployment agency has reached a tentative $55 million agreement to resolve a lawsuit filed by workers who were wrongly forced to repay jobless benefits.
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Four Indiana school corporations are gearing up for referendum votes during next week’s primary election. Those schools plan to spend most of the money on attracting and retaining teachers and staff — if their referendums are approved by voters.
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The Family and Social Services Administration says the new long-term care program is on track to launch in July. However, the major insurance companies overseeing the transition and a group representing senior care organizations didn’t reach a consensus on care management — leaving the future of the program unclear.
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Bills introduced in the Michigan Legislature would offer many lower-income parents a tax break for every child under 4 years old.
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With about two months left before a significant change to a Medicaid program for medically complex individuals, some families say the Family and Social Services Administration has failed to communicate with caregivers and other stakeholders. A grassroots organization of family caregivers met with the governor and FSSA to express its concerns with the change.
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Can a registered Democrat vote Republican in Indiana’s primary? Can someone vote in both party primaries, for different offices? Those are questions from listeners that came in after a political centrist group put up billboards encouraging Democrats to vote in the Republican primary this year.
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The Michigan Court of Appeals has rejected a constitutional challenge to the state’s concealed weapons law in an opinion made public Friday.
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Jill Biden was scheduled to speak at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation's annual First Ladies Luncheon, but after losing her voice, she asked another White House official to deliver her speech.
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Members of pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel groups in Los Angeles sometimes tussled, with reports that protesters used fireworks and pepper spray. It was hours before police restored calm.
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Meeting at their worldwide General Conference in Charlotte, N.C., United Methodist delegates voted overwhelmingly to allow LGBTQ clergy and for Methodist ministers to officiate at same-sex weddings.
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Many federal judges receive free rooms and subsidized travel to luxury resorts for legal conferences. NPR found that dozens of judges did not fully disclose the perks they got.
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Florida has been a major access point for abortion in the South. Now its residents, along with thousands more in the region, will have to seek abortion care elsewhere after six weeks of pregnancy.
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After former President Donald Trump and Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake distanced themselves from the law, some abortion rights opponents are left wondering who they can count on.