Tagged: Indiana

Road signs at intersection of Religion and Politics

Using My Religion

Politically unified state governments stir constitutional waters, trouble

  • April 22, 2015
With a swipe of his pen in late March, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence ignited a national firestorm by signing into law the state’s new Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Lawmakers believed…

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Illinois leads nation in population decline

NIU CGS: Census data for 2014 shows state’s first net drop since 1980s

  • March 30, 2015
New U.S. Census Bureau data shows Illinois had nearly 10,000 fewer residents in 2014 than in the previous year – the largest numerical decline of any state in the nation…

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