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Gov. Mike Pence gives his inaugurual address in January 2013. The governor gave his State of the State address Tuesday and discussed his vision and goals for 2015. DN PHOTO FILE BOBBY ELLIS
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BREAKDOWN: Indiana's new abortion restrictions explained

By Betsy Kiel / March 25, 2016

House Bill 1337 was placed on Gov. Mike Pence’s desk on March 17. This bill focuses on abortion and its requirements, including new forms and regulations on fetal tissue disposal. The bill has received a lot of flack because of the perceived burden it places on women’s reproductive rights. The bill’s signing deadline was March 24, and Pence signed it, putting it into law.

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BREAKDOWN: Everything you need to know about delegate allocation

By Betsy Kiel / March 24, 2016

Delegate allocation is a tricky thing to understand for those who don’t study politics. In a nutshell, when we vote or caucus in primaries, we are assigning delegates to the Democratic and Republican National Conventions to vote for a candidate. These assignments are based on both the way we vote and the allocation laws in a state. The Democrats are pretty simple. They have proportional allocation in all states. The GOP, on the other hand, has fairly complicated options for what a state can do.

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Tuition vs. paycheck

By Betsy Kiel / February 10, 2016

The average Ball State student employee will make less than $5,000 a year. Compared to tuition, this only covers only a fraction of the cost of college

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