Rep. Harris makes bid to attract the Chicago Bears — and other pro sports teams — to Northwest Indiana
Northwest Indiana is throwing its hat into the ring — again — to court the Chicago Bears to build a stadium in the region.
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Indiana Gov. Braun’s property tax plan would reduce taxes, but cut school, municipal revenues
Nearly two dozen testified on a property tax bill Tuesday with municipal and county officials testifying against the bill as written and residents and most organizations in favor of the...
Election bills that cut the early voting period, require ballot counter oaths pass out of Indiana Senate committee
Bills cutting short the early voting period and submitting the oath of ballot counters to the election division passed out of the Indiana Senate Elections Committee Monday.
Lake County’s assistant elections director moves to new role with U.S. Sen. Jim Banks
After seven years, Lake County Board of Elections and Registration assistant director LeAnn Angerman left her position with the elections department to start a new role as regional director for...
Indiana House bill to expand crime task force into Lake County advanced to floor
Rep. Earl Harris, D-East Chicago, authored the bill, which received a unanimous vote on Thursday by the Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee.
Bill requiring Indiana residency for property tax board advances out of senate committee
The bill that would require county property tax assessment boards of appeal members to live in Indiana was amended and passed out of the Senate Local Government committee Thursday.
Trump executive order and ICE reporting bill add to immigrant stress, Northwest Indiana attorneys say
Northwest Indiana undocumented immigrants have been living in a state of uncertainty and fear amid President Donald Trump’s mass deportation orders and the state legislature’s proposed immigration House Bill 1393,...
Federal funding freeze leaves Northwest Indiana recipients uncertain
Tuesday morning was filled with a “lack of clarity and uncertainty” at Meals on Wheels Northwest Indiana as information came in about a federal funding freeze, said CEO Ryan Elinkowski.
Bills for property tax relief heard in committee but held for further review
Four tax bills Senate Republicans touted on the first day of the session as part of the party’s property tax relief plan were heard – but held – in committee...
Hobart man, who was convicted of Jan. 6 crimes, fatally shot by police during traffic stop
A Hobart man who served six months in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was fatally shot Sunday by a Jasper County Sheriff’s officer — less...