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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, waves to the media as he rides the train to go to meet with Sen. John Thune, R-S.D. at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

RFK Jr.’s opposition to vaccines, fluoride in water troubles public health experts

January 26, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hearing to head the Department of Health and Human Services is scheduled to begin Wednesday, health care officials have been prepared to educate the public...

The Indiana Statehouse, as seen on January 4, 2021. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)

Municipalities worried about impact of Indiana Senate property tax bill

January 27, 2025 at 8:13 a.m.

Indiana local government associations have expressed concern with a bill addressing property taxes with the system Gov. Mike Braun campaigned on.

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele enters the Daley Center on Dec. 27, 2024, for her initial court appearance for her Nov. 10 DUI arrest. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Bill requiring tax assessment board members to live in-state being amended

January 23, 2025 at 3:04 p.m.

The bill requiring county property tax assessment boards of appeal members to live in Indiana was held in the Senate Local Government Committee on Thursday to be amended based on...

Lake County Government Center, Crown Point. (Joe Puchek/Post-Tribune)

Lake County election complaints filed against two voters refusing to conceal Trump-branded clothing

January 22, 2025 at 3:12 p.m.

The Lake County Board of Elections and Registration will review two election complaints in which voters refused to remove or cover clothing with President Donald Trump’s name or Make America...

A bus containing undocumented immigrants pulls out from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Jan. 3, 2025, as it heads to the airport in Gary, Indiana for deportations. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

‘Fear is his biggest sword’: Northwest Indiana immigrants anxious amid Trump’s planned deportation arrests

January 21, 2025 at 4:48 p.m.

Northwest Indiana immigration attorney Alfredo Estrada said he’s been preparing his clients to know their rights as President Donald Trump assumes his second term in office.

Gary Police Chief Derrick Cannon speaks during a news conference at the Gary Police Department on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, about a shooting that killed Portage resident Kia Tidwell. Homicides in Gary in 2024 were down over past years, Cannon said this week. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Lake, Porter counties release 2024 homicide statistics

January 20, 2025 at 1:50 p.m.

Lake and Porter counties have released their 2024 statistics, with Gary leading Lake County and Portage leading Porter County.

A barn in Iroquois County in 2021. The county is one of seven Illinois counties that have indicated a willingness to secede from the state, which persuaded Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, R-FIshers, to draft legislation that would create a boundary commission to explore the issue. (Antonio Perez / baiduhai)

Indiana would like to redraw border with Illinois

January 21, 2025 at 4:07 p.m.

Indiana legislators would like to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border to absorb parts of Illinois, but the proposed action would face roadblocks on the Illinois side, which would prevent a border...

Bill would require property tax assessment board members to live in Indiana

January 18, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

State Sen. Dan Dernulc filed a bill that would require county property tax assessment boards of appeal members to live in Indiana to address the controversy surrounding a Lake County...

Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana is pictured in this May 14, 2022 file photo. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

Northwest Indiana casinos report decrease in year over year winnings in December

January 17, 2025 at 2:23 p.m.

Northwest Indiana’s three casinos reported revenues of $69.6 million in December, which is a decrease from December 2023, where revenues were $74.9 million, according to the Indiana Gaming Commission’s monthly...

The Indiana Statehouse is seen before the start of special session Saturday, July 30, 2022, in Indianapolis. (Jenna Watson/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

Northwest Indiana representatives file bills addressing mental health, higher education and Constitution change

January 16, 2025 at 3:23 p.m.

As the Indiana General Assembly's 2025 legislative session moves forward, Northwest Indiana representatives have filed bills addressing mental health, higher education and water infrastructure and a resolution to change the...

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