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Daniels quickly makes mark as Purdue president
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Mitch Daniels is following a blueprint he set out as governor as he leaves his mark on Purdue University in his first months as its president. Since taking Purdue's helm Jan. 14, Daniels has frozen tuition for the West...Tags: Executive Branch, George W. Bush, Government, Colleges and Universities, Politics
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Superintendent: Mishawaka schools need $28 million in repairs, upgrades
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA -- Whenever it's time for Friday Night Lights at Mishawaka High School's Steele Stadium, Superintendent Terry Barker said, he always hopes they don't have to wait until Saturday for them to come on. "The wiring is shot," he said. "It's been...Tags: Taxation, Elections, Referenda, Politics
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Big Ten set to approve new football divisions
Tribune reporterThe Big Ten’s new divisions should become official Sunday, with conference presidents and chancellors scheduled to approve them via conference call. Purdue President Mitch Daniels told the Journal & Courier that the school will vote in favor of...Tags: Big Ten Conference, The Pennsylvania State University, Indiana Hoosiers, Maryland Terrapins, Iowa Hawkeyes
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Indiana Legislature passes $30 billion budget
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana General Assembly approved a two-year, $30 billion budget early Saturday that gives Gov. Mike Pence a partial victory in his quest for an income tax reduction and restores some money cut from education and...Tags: Executive Branch, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Scott Pelath, Luke Kenley
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General Assembly hammers out details
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana General Assembly worked late into the night Friday to hammer out final details on a two-year, $30 billion budget containing new tax cuts, a modest expansion of school vouchers, new oversight of the $2.8 billion Rockport coal...Tags: Taxation, Executive Branch, Budgets and Budgeting, Charter Schools, Personal Income
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Superintendent: Mishawaka schools need $28 million in facilities repairs, upgrades
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA — Whenever it’s time for Friday Night Lights at Mishawaka High School’s Steele Stadium, Superintendent Terry Barker said, he always hopes they don’t have to wait until Saturday for them to come on. “The wiring is...Tags: Taxation, Elections, Referenda, Politics
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Indiana budget agreement includes 5% income tax cut
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and legislative leaders reached a budget deal Thursday that will cut the state's personal income tax rate by 5 percent over the next four years while giving small increases to school funding. The tax-cut plan would...Tags: Taxation, Executive Branch, Budgets and Budgeting, Personal Income, Business
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Lawmakers seek home for issues as deadline looms
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS -- Spring is in bloom outside the Indiana Statehouse, but lawmakers inside are getting ready to light up the state's biggest "Christmas tree" -- the state budget. Any bill can become a "Christmas tree" -- a place for lawmakers to hang a...Tags: Executive Branch, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Planned Parenthood, Lucas Oil Stadium
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More on the Common Core bogeyman
Orlando Sentinel ColumnistSaturday's column hits on the topic of Common Core, a set of school curriculum standards in English and math that Florida and 44 other states adopted. You'd think it would be a fairly dry topic, but there's nothing boring about a fight that pits Jeb...Tags: Jeb Bush, Executive Branch, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, Government
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No merit to 'fixing' selection process
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. That sound advice is ignored repeatedly by politicians who want to change the merit selection system for selection of St. Joseph County Superior Court judges. The system has worked well for four decades. An attempt to...
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Fiscal tug-of-war stalls Indiana voucher expansion
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The timing would seem perfect for an expansion of school vouchers in Indiana, where the state's high court recently upheld the nation's broadest voucher law and the initiative enjoys broad support in one of the country's most...Tags: Executive Branch, Justice System, Students, Schools, Crime, Law and Justice
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Pence salary of $111K highest for Indiana governor
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mike Pence's annual salary of $111,687 is the highest ever for an Indiana chief executive. Former Gov. Mitch Daniels earned $95,000 when he took office in 2005. Lawmakers then changed a law to increase the governor's...
Tags: Executive Branch, Labor Legislation, Employees, Civil and Public Service, Government
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