Government
A discussion about local, state, and federal governments.
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Jul- 2013 -5 July
Fracking: EPA Abandons Another Study
EPA’s Abandoned Wyoming Fracking Study One Retreat of Many by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica When the Environmental Protection Agency abruptly retreated…
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3 July
Climate Change: Hoosier Leadership Will Be Tested
Great article in the Guardian about climate change and the tough decisions facing world leaders. Prince Charles recently slammed the…
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Jun- 2013 -29 June
Temporary Workers: Has Muncie Become a “Temp Town”?
The Expendables: How the Temps Who Power Corporate Giants Are Getting Crushed by Michael Grabell and Krista Kjellman Schmidt, ProPublica…
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28 June
Immigration Reform Passes US Senate
(photo courtesy of thinkprogress.com) US Senate passes comprehensive immigration reform (via AFP) In a vote hailed by US President Barack…
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28 June
SCOTUS: Moderately Legitimate
Moderately legitimate (via The Economist) THE SUPREME COURT struck down an unusually large number of statutes this term. Just this…
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23 June
Medicare Not Tracking Harmful Prescriptions
Inspector General Faults Medicare for Not Tracking ‘Extreme’ Prescribers by Tracy Weber, Charles Ornstein and Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica More than…
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22 June
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21 June
Border Patrol: Fantasies of the Frontier
Photo by John Moore/Getty Images Fantasies of the frontier (via The Economist) THE debate over security on America’s south-western border…
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18 June
Bank of America Lied to Customers
Bank of America Lied to Homeowners and Rewarded Foreclosures, Former Employees Say by Paul Kiel, ProPublica Bank of America employees…
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17 June
Who Looks Worse Post Hiatt Deal – BSU or Gannett?
What Grades Do We Give Gannett and Ball State? Local resident Chris Hiatt has been sharing his displeasure across social…
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