The Daily Fix

Offering perspective on today's issues

The Daily Fix

Offering perspective on today's issues

The Daily Fix

Offering perspective on today's issues

The Daily Fix

Offering perspective on today's issues

The Daily Fix

Offering perspective on today's issues

Unemployment benefits set to drop 10.7 percent due to sequester

INDIANAPOLIS | Hoosiers out of work for more than 26 weeks and collecting unemployment will see their weekly benefit payments shrink 10.7 percent starting April 8.

PHIL WIELAND: Someone should investigate why spring is so late

As families prepare to eat Easter ham,

Action needed now to avoid federal bankruptcy

The sequester is truly a critical step in the monumental effort of reducing the federal deficit. Hopefully it will also serve as a down payment toward our $16 trillion national mortgage.

Obama is trying to make Americans losers in game

Something doesn't add up. President Barack Obama blames Republicans for the sequester even though it was originally his idea. Obama blames Republicans for not compromising on taxes even though they already agreed to raise taxes in January.

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Local Head Start officials developing sequester plan

Young children play and learn at the Geminus Head Start St. Mark's site in Gary.

Local Head Start officials developing sequester plan

Head Start teacher Huberta Lewis helps Madeliene Yancy, 4, Jordyn Anderson, 4, and Makayla Walker, 5, build a city at the Geminus Head Start St. Mark's site in Gary.

Local Head Start officials developing sequester plan

James Hopkins, 4, plays with blocks at the Geminus Head Start St. Mark's site in Gary.

Local Head Start officials developing sequester plan

MERRILLVILLE | Federal budget cuts already are being felt by some of Indiana's youngest residents.

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Sequester leads to furloughs, project delays at Indiana National Guard

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana National Guard felt the first pinch Monday as federal budget cuts known as the sequester began to take their toll on Hoosiers.

Lieutenant Governor works to bring defense jobs to Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS | Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann is not letting the federal budget sequester, which will slice $492 billion from defense spending over the next 10 years, ruin her plans to lure defense companies to the state through the new Indiana Office of Defense Development.