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Indiana forest open houses seek input
Forest enthusiasts and others have the chance to share their views on how Indiana's state forests are managed during a series of open houses beginning next month.
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Jobless numbers increase
Unemployment in Indiana remained unchanged in January, but area counties all saw increases in their jobless rates.
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250 Warehouse Jobs Slashed
A distribution company plans to lay off nearly all the workers at its central Indiana warehouse operations, costing more than 250 jobs.
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Allen County Election Board Clarifies Indiana Election Law
An election board official is clarifying the Indiana law that removed several Republicans from an Allen County ballot Tuesday.
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300 workers returning to Chrysler's Indiana plants
About 300 workers are being recalled to jobs at Chrysler's transmission factories in central Indiana.
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Lawmakers pass gun-at-work bill
Most Hoosiers could take a gun to work as long as the weapon is stored out of sight in a locked vehicle, under legislation enacted Thursday to the delight of gun-rights advocates and the alarm of Indiana businesses.
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Balanced budget or jobs? Meatpackers say Ind. inspection cuts will hurt growing businesses
Indiana's plan to lay off some meat inspectors to save money and reduce the time inspectors spend with small, independent processors has the industry and farmers fearing it could hurt what has been a growing industry.
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Ex-Indiana officer convicted of steroid charges
A former South Bend police officer has pleaded no-contest to steroid possession charges in a deal with Indiana authorities.
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Indiana may eliminate anti-smoking agency
The plan approved by the Republican-controlled Senate would transfer the duties of the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation board to the State Department of Health .
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Indiana Police Disperse Unruly Women with Spray
Evansville police say they used pepper spray to break up a crowd of about 20 unruly women who were creating a disturbance in a parking lot.
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Accurate census poll means cash for Indiana
If the last census had counted just 0.1 percent more Hoosiers, Indiana might have gotten an additional $4.4 million in Medicaid funding in 2008, according to a report being released today on how the census count affects the amount of federal funding states and local governments receive.
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Ind. Law - 'Smoke-free Indiana? Wait another year'
Monday, March 08, 2010 Ind. Law - "Smoke-free Indiana? Wait another year" That is the headline to this editorial today in the Gary Post-Tribune . Some quotes: 'Wait until next year" is becoming the unofficial mantra of supporters of a statewide smoking ban in Indiana.
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Indiana legislators resume negotiations following meltdown
INDIANAPOLIS - Negotiations on some major issues resumed in the Indiana General Assembly on Monday after a meltdown occurred last week between Democrats who control the House and Republicans who rule the Senate.
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Indiana Chamber: Shooting is evidence guns, workplace a dona t mixa
INDIANAPOLIS The Indiana Chamber of Commerce says an office shooting in Portage shows why Gov.
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State legislators to continue negotiations today
Indiana lawmakers will continue negotiations on some key issues this week. Talks broke down Thursday when Democratic House Speaker Patrick Bauer of South Bend abruptly put the House in recess until Wednesday.
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Hoosier Park owner files for bankruptcy
ANDERSON -- The company that owns Indiana's Hoosier Park casino and horse track and a Colorado casino is seeking a reorganization of its finances in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
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Ports of Indiana shipments increased in 2009
The Ports of Indiana handled 7.2 million tons of cargo in 2009, up 7 percent from 2008.
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Report: Many Indiana nursing homes understaffed
The Indianapolis Star reported Sunday that Indiana has among the nation's highest percentages of for-profit chain nursing homes.
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2 Indiana men killed in Ohio plane crash
Arthur Potter developed a love for flying when he was in the Army during the Vietnam War.
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Hometown honors ex-Miss America with street signs
A former Miss America is going to get what rocker John Mellencamp didn't: a street named for her in her hometown.
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