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City-County Council OKs domestic partner benefits

Mayor Greg Ballard said he hasn't decide whether he will veto the measure. The mayor said he would prefer coverage be provided only to same-sex partners because he believes offering it to heterosexual couples is a "disincentive to marry."

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Parking-garage connectors receive city approval

The Metropolitan Development Commission’s plat committee has given local developer Flaherty & Collins Properties the go-ahead to include two upper-level pedestrian connectors in its plan to build a five-story parking garage downtown. The garage is part of a larger, $85 million development.

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RV parts suppliers plan to add 260 jobs in Indiana

Lippert Components Manufacturing Inc. and Kinro Manufacturing Inc., divisions of White Plains, N.Y.-based Drew Industries Inc., said they will bring the jobs to Elkhart and Goshen by 2015 as part of a $3.7 million expansion.

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Pence wants more farm promotion, technology

Mike Pence's Republican running mate, lieutenant governor nominee Sue Ellspermann, said Tuesday the state should do more to promote Indiana farm exports. She's also calling for a joint venture in developing new agriculture technology.

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Daniels still waiting on lobbying decision

Questions remain whether Indiana’s governor will be covered by the state’s “revolving door” law when he becomes president of Purdue University. State ethics rules require a one year cool-down period for public officials after leaving office, preventing them from working as lobbyists.

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