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Free tickets available for local Senate debate

The Indiana Debate Commission is giving away tickets for the Oct. 11 debate on the IUPUI campus. The debate is the first of three scheduled between Republican Dan Coats, Democrat Brad Ellsworth and Libertarian Rebecca Sink-Burris.

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FSSA names interim chief for welfare division

A personnel consultant who helped Indiana's human services agency develop its "hybrid system" of face-to-face case worker contact with automated welfare intake is now running the agency's main welfare division.

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Obama signs $30B small-business lending bill

Scoring a prized political victory five weeks before the Nov. 2 elections, President Barack Obama on Monday signed a bill to help small businesses expand and hire by cutting their taxes and creating a $30 billion loan fund.

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State legislators ready to redo alcohol ID law

Legislators and liquor store workers say they've received many complaints from people about a state law that took effect this summer requiring anyone buying carryout alcohol in Indiana to show a photo ID.

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Indiana child care agencies protest cost of new rules

An effort to shift some foster care costs to the federal government would throw up more red tape and make it harder for caretakers and providers to get services for troubled children, a coalition of child care agencies said Friday.

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Indiana lawmakers push for Internet taxes

A bipartisan duo of state lawmakers wants Congress to allow states to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases, a move they say could bring hundreds of millions of dollars to cash-strapped Indiana.

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