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Abortion-rights protesters march between the Indiana Statehouse and the Indiana State Library where Vice President Kamala Harris was meeting with Indiana legislators to discuss reproductive rights in Indianapolis, on July 25, 2022. Abortion providers are asking an Indiana trial court this week to broaden access to abortions under the state’s near-total ban. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Legal pathways to overturn Indiana’s abortion ban narrow with latest ruling

September 22, 2024 at 4:51 p.m.

A recent ruling against expanding abortion access and defining the exceptions in Indiana’s near-total abortion ban is yet another legal roadblock for Hoosiers attempting to restore reproductive rights in Indiana.

The Lake County Government Center in Crown Point is pictured.

Lake County budget aims to raise pay, increase reserve funds

September 19, 2024 at 4:53 p.m.

The Lake County fiscal year 2025 budget includes 5% raises for non-union employees, raises the minimum salary for county employees and increases county reserve funds. The Lake County Council gave initial approval...

Hammond attorney Randy Godshalk was suspended Sept. 10 by the Indiana Supreme Court for bribing a witness then lying about it to investigators. (Randy A. Godshalk Attorney at Law)

Indiana Supreme Court suspends Hammond attorney for paying off witness, lying about it

September 18, 2024 at 11:39 a.m.

The Indiana Supreme Court suspended the law license of Lake County attorney Randy Godshalk for allegedly bribing a witness and perjuring himself twice to cover up the bribery, according to...

Elmira Miocic, husband Antony, and son Alan, 1, pose for a photo in their Crown Point home on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

‘You can recognize every Ukrainian who stayed in country by eyes’

September 17, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.

With every Google Photo alert reminding her of a memory two or three years ago, Elmira Miocic, a Crown Point resident, said the first thing she notices now is the...

Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., left, in 2022 and former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick, right, in 2020. (Anna Rose Layden/The New York Times and Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana governor candidates differ on education policy stances

September 14, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.

Candidates for Indiana governor have addressed education largely along party lines, with Democratic candidate Jennifer McCormick releasing a more detailed plan, an Indiana University education expert said.

Jennifer McCormick addresses the audience during a town hall meeting hosted by Democratic gubernatorial candidate McCormick at the Lake County Library on Monday, April 29, 2024. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Democratic gubernatorial candidate McCormick releases plan to legalize cannabis

September 12, 2024 at 4:14 p.m.

Democratic candidate for governor Jennifer McCormick released a cannabis legalization plan on Thursday, which area legislators who have championed the issue praised. The plan aims to legalize adult use of...

Michelle Arnold, program manager for the Lake County Health Department, left, and Lake County Health Officer Chandana Vavilala, right, share how the department will spend funds from the Health First Indiana initiative during the Lake County Council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Alexandra Kukulka/Post-Tribune)

Lake County council gets update on health department spending from Health First Indiana funds

September 10, 2024 at 4:16 p.m.

Lake County Health Department officials presented the Lake County Council with an update on how the department is moving forward with the Health First Indiana initiative passed last year.

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

Trial opens for Indianapolis man charged in 2020 Gary murder

September 9, 2024 at 4:03 p.m.

The trial of an Indianapolis man charged with the 2020 murder of a Gary man began Monday with prosecutors previewing the evidence in the case and the defense attorney asking...

The exterior of the Lake County Jail is pictured on Thursday, April 5, 2018. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)

Lake council plans to transfer $1 million to cover jail overtime

September 7, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.

The Lake County Council will likely approve Tuesday a $1 million transfer within the jail’s budget to cover overtime costs as the jail faces a national trend of staffing shortages,...

Former Indiana senator and board member with the Gary Sports Hall of Fame Earline Rogers, pictured on Wednesday, June 29, 2024, died Thursday. She was 89. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

‘A very, very forceful lady’: Former state senator, educator Earline Rogers dies

September 6, 2024 at 11:40 p.m.

Former state senator and Gary educator Earline Rogers died Thursday at the age of 89, her family said.

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