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Players’ union decertifies as talks break down

NFL labor talks broke down just hours before the latest contract extension expired Friday, putting America’s most popular sport on a path to its first work stoppage since 1987, and raising questions about Indianapolis’ hosting of the 2012 Super Bowl.

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Duke Energy

Duke proposes new cap on coal-gasification plant

Duke Energy Corp. is asking state regulators to approve the company's newly drafted plan to cap at $2.72 billion the price of an Indiana coal-gasification plant it's building that's been plagued by cost overruns.

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NFL, players face expiration of labor contract

With the NFL on the brink of its first work stoppage in nearly a quarter of a century, Commissioner Roger Goodell and union head DeMaurice Smith met at a federal mediator's office Friday, the day the league's twice-extended labor contract was set to expire.

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Senate panel considers proposal to expand charters

The Senate Education Committee heard hours of testimony about the bill and details of a new study that found Indiana students who transferred to charter schools showed greater learning gains than their peers who stayed in traditional public schools.

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Prosecutors seek another probe involving White

Two special prosecutors have asked the Indiana inspector general to investigate whether indicted Secretary of State Charlie White improperly accessed a report detailing evidence of alleged voter fraud against him.

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Others states’ fights bring focus to Gov. Daniels

Gov. Mitch Daniels has spent years talking about issues that typically make voters' eyes glaze over: Cutting spending. Balancing budgets. Shrinking government. The priorities haven't changed much in Daniels' six years as governor. But suddenly voters are paying attention.

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Statehouse out 2 days this week for Big 10 games

Leaders say the Indiana House will not try to convene this Thursday and Friday because the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament starting Thursday in Indianapolis means there's no hotel rooms for out-of-town lawmakers.

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Indiana House Democrats still refusing to work

An Indiana House Democrat threatened Monday to continue the caucus's ongoing boycott "as long as it takes" to get changes made to Republican-backed proposals, even if their absence shuts down state government.

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