Indianapolis Star: Politics
- Wallace Broecker, scientist who made term 'global warming' popular, has died at 87
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 07:36 AMA scientist who raised early alarms about climate change and popularized the term “global warming” has died. Wallace Smith Broecker was 87.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bernie Sanders stuns no one with 2020 bid, but there are some surprises as the field unfolds
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 11:58 AMBernie Sanders stuns no one by running for president. But there are some surprises from the 2020 Democratic field. Here are four of them.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘Zombie’ deer disease: Why deer with CWD are actually nothing like zombies
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 08:45 AMDeer suffering from chronic wasting disease are more like dementia patients, and less like violent creatures out to cause an apocalypse, experts say.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Third migrant dies in Border Patrol custody in as many months
Monday - 02/18/2019 - 11:16 PMA migrant man died in Border Patrol custody on Monday, following the deaths of two Guatemalan children in the agency's custody in December.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Indiana hate crimes bill passes first hurdle. Here's what that means.
Monday - 02/18/2019 - 12:34 PMWith Gov. Eric Holcomb in support, a hate crimes bill passed out of the Senate Public Policy committee Monday morning, clearing its first hurdle.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - An Indiana tax service turned away a gay couple. Both sides claim discrimination.
Monday - 02/18/2019 - 09:48 AMThis is the latest skirmish in a culture war ignited by debate over the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Indiana's Mike Braun brings quick gait and pro-Trump posture to the U.S. Senate
Monday - 02/18/2019 - 06:01 AMMike Braun, Indiana's junior Republican senator, has stood by Trump. Experts wonder how long he can maintain both that loyalty and an outsider persona
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Zombie' deer disease is in 24 states and thousands of infected deer are eaten each year, expert warns
Saturday - 02/16/2019 - 11:16 AM"We are in an unknown territory situation," infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm said of Chronic wasting disease.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Vice President Pence's pay bump is not as big as Republicans wanted
Friday - 02/15/2019 - 09:18 AMVice President Mike Pence is getting a pay raise. But it's not as big as Republicans wanted to give him.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - No family would be at a WWII veteran's Valentine's Day funeral. So, hundreds of strangers showed up
Friday - 02/15/2019 - 08:57 AMJames McCue, a "highly decorated" WWI veteran who served with the Army, could have been buried with few witnesses. A Mass. community changed that.
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- 3 Michigan men wired $88M overseas. They swear it was for family
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 03:39 PMThree men accused of illegally wiring $88M overseas were only sending loved ones money, says a lawyer. The federal government called it a scam.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Indiana teacher pay raise proposal dies as House GOP budget plan advances
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 10:29 AMIndiana House Republican budget advances without an amendment that would have given teachers a 5 percent raise each of next two years
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - More education spending and 5 other takeaways from Indiana House GOP budget proposal
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 08:02 AMIndiana House Republicans released their state budget proposal Tuesday. Here are some big takeaways.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Why a state law hurt Indiana's solar energy industry
Monday - 02/18/2019 - 01:46 PMIndiana's solar energy industry was one of the fastest-growing in the nation just three years ago. But a state law eliminating "net metering" changed all that.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Woman who wrote racist 'ape' post about Michelle Obama defrauded FEMA $18K, report finds
Monday - 02/18/2019 - 10:31 AMPamela Taylor admitted to illegally taking FEMA benefits in 2016. The same year, a Pamela Taylor also made headlines for a racist Facebook post.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Aurora shooting victim Josh Pinkard texted love to his wife as he lay dying
Monday - 02/18/2019 - 08:28 AMOne of the victims of a gunman's rampage in Illinois texted love to his wife as he lay dying: "I received a text at 1:24 from my precious husband."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Widow with MS sells home after being denied late husband's pension. It's all because of a missing form
Saturday - 02/16/2019 - 04:35 PMAfter her husband died suddenly, a New Mexico woman was left unable to claim a pension she needed.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A woman's car was stuck on train tracks. A bus driver and passengers stepped in to help
Friday - 02/15/2019 - 11:51 AMA Milwaukee bus driver and her passengers stopped to help a driver stuck in the snow in the middle of train tracks.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Are Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom engaged? See her massive ring and Instagram post
Friday - 02/15/2019 - 08:58 AM"full bloom," Katy Perry captioned an Instagram post in which she showed off a sparkly bauble. "Lifetimes" Orlando Bloom captioned the same pic.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Roncalli-inspired school funding proposal that bans LGBT discrimination rejected by lawmakers
Friday - 02/15/2019 - 06:57 AMThe amendment would have barred LGBTQ discrimination among public charter and private-voucher schools that accept Indiana tax dollars.
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- Indiana Senate strips hate crime bill, scrapping gender identity and other protected traits
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 05:10 PMThe Indiana Senate voted to amend a hate crimes proposal Tuesday, completely scrapping the enumerated list of protected characteristics.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rep. Susan Brooks easily won in 2018, but Democrats are already gearing up for 2020
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 09:30 AMRep. Susan Brooks handily won her district during the 2018 election, but national Democrats are already targeting Brooks ahead of the 2020 election.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Snow, ice, torrential rain bringing weather havoc to 39 states, 200 million people
Tuesday - 02/19/2019 - 08:24 AMA powerful storm will roar across the country over the next 2-3 days, spreading heavy snow, torrential rain, and crippling ice to more than 200 million Americans.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Democrats request impeachment investigation of Curtis Hill, but it likely won't get far.
Monday - 02/18/2019 - 01:11 PMFour Indiana Democrats filed a resolution to investigate the impeachment of Attorney General Curtis Hill last week.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Zombie' deer disease: How to prevent it and avoid eating infected meat
Monday - 02/18/2019 - 11:32 AMDon't touch road-kill, eat infected meat and more advise from the CDC on how to avoid getting chronic wasting disease.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gov. Holcomb has surprise hobby: He's collected signatures from 43 of the 44 presidents
Monday - 02/18/2019 - 06:03 AMIndiana's governor has handwritten signatures from every president but George Washington displayed in a long hallway in the governor's mansion.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What is open and closed on Presidents Day?
Tuesday - 02/12/2019 - 01:11 PMThe third Monday of every February is a time to honor presidents, and, for some, enjoy a day of work or school.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Facebook may hide anti-vaxx posts after it's accused of spreading fake health news
Friday - 02/15/2019 - 11:53 AMParents pushing anti-vaccination messages on Facebook might soon have less traction on the social media site as it takes steps to reduce fake news.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Why Indiana’s Mike Braun broke with most Senate Republicans on federal budget, wall funding
Friday - 02/15/2019 - 11:29 AMSen. Mike Braun was one of only 16 senators to vote against a proposal to keep the government open.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - National emergency declaration, Jussie Smollett attack, 'Lorena': 5 things to know Friday
Friday - 02/15/2019 - 04:04 AMPresident Donald Trump is expected to declare a national emergency for border wall funding, "Lorena" premieres on Amazon and more things to start your Friday morning.
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