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U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) has won the state’s first competitive gubernatorial primary in two decades, according to the Associated Press.
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The Map the Gap program is open for applications as a way for recent high school grads to figure out their next career steps
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Notre Dame police detained 17 people, who are charged with trespassing. The arrests on Thursday were the first arrests on Notre Dame's campus
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Lacasa is partnering with Bashor Children's Home to build 11 units for youths who age out of foster care.
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What do poll workers do to help elections? Some members of our audience were curious.
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Indiana voters will decide two competitive statewide primary races today — including the most expensive primary in state history.
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The Indiana Department of Health stopped sharing individual terminated pregnancy reports, or TPRs, in December due to patient privacy concerns. The reports are completed by medical providers following an abortion in the state of Indiana, and include data about the patient and the procedure. An anti-abortion group is suing the agency saying the decision violates Indiana’s public records law.
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The challenge claims Michigan’s gun law is not consistent with the nation's historic traditions of gun regulation when the Second and 14th amendments were adopted.
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The Family and Social Services Administration plans to move forward with a significant change to a Medicaid program utilized by more than 1,600 children with disabilities — despite concerns from caregivers. The agency responded to recommendations made by families of Medically complex children to the governor.
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Breakdown of the contested races in St. Joseph and Elkhart counties.
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Indiana voters who have questions about casting a ballot or encounter issues at the polls can call or text a free hotline to get answers and support — 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683).
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Committee testimony on Michigan bills to create a State Voting Rights Act is expected to continue this week, after the Senate Elections and Ethics Committee ran out of time last week.
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The Michigan Court of Appeals says a defendant in a murder case was not denied a fair trial when a key prosecution witness wore a COVID-19 face mask while testifying.
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This summer, Indiana families with eligible, school-aged children will be able to get money for groceries from the new Indiana SUN Bucks program organized by the state and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The new program comes after similar programs in recent years showed positive outcomes for children.
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Public records show the state senator paid a female employee at his plumbing business to settle her sexual harassment complaint
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The classified documents trial had been scheduled to begin May 20. But months of delays had slowed the case as prosecutors pushed for the trial to begin before the November presidential election
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This comes after recent remarks Omar gave on a college campus where she referred to Jewish students not engaging in an anti-Israel protest "pro-genocidal."
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President Biden spoke out against harassment of Jewish students on college campuses, part of what he called a "ferocious surge of antisemitism" seen since Oct. 7.
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The WNBA star, who is six feet, nine inches, says she felt like a zoo animal in prison. "The guards would literally come open up the little peep hole, look in, and then I would hear them laughing."
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Northwestern, Brown, Rutgers and University of Minnesota are among the handful of schools that have reached agreements with student protesters. Here's how they did it, and what could come next.