Federal Government

State, School Corporations Suing IRS     The State of Indiana and 15 public school corporations are suing the IRS over part of the Affordable Care Act.  On Tuesday, Attorney General Greg Zoeller said he’s trying to stop the “employer mandate” part of Obamacare because the federal government doesn’t have the authority to impose tax […]

State officials are suspending the payment of federal unemployment compensation starting Saturday until further notice. Joe Frank, spokesman for the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, said the move is a result of the federal sequester, which is chopping emergency unemployment compensation. National media outlets have reported that the cuts would result in federal payouts dropping […]

Concerned pastors are making a statement to Congress today: Don’t balance the federal budget on the backs of the poor. As Republicans and Democrats fight over cuts, taxes and debt limits, faith leaders are worried that the ultimate losers will be the programs relied on by the poorest Americans for food, education and health care. […]

Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton vowed this week to file a federal inquiry into the death of Mitrice Richardson, a missing 25-year-old woman thought to be mentally ill whose remains were found last week. She had been allowed to leave a sheriff’s station nearly a year ago against the wishes of her parents.