Convention Development Area News Today

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

The first “no” vote was cast Wednesday against the South Bend baseball bill.

Hoosier families deserve our absolute best — that is what my service in the Indiana General Assembly is all about. We have been through a lot this past year. While this session has been vastly different, my priority to residents of St. Joseph County remains the same. Lifting up our community is personal to me. My family owns a small plumbing business that has served our community for nearly 100 years. I raised my kids here. I started my political journey in the county to give back to the c...

General Assembly NIKI KELLY | The Journal Gazette INDIANAPOLIS – A bill to protect businesses, schools and nonprofits from COVID-19-related lawsuits is heading to the governors desk. The Indiana Senate voted 39-7 Monday to accept final changes on the bill. Gov. Eric Holcomb has stated his support for the measure. “Many Indiana businesses, organizations and individuals have made significant sacrifices during the pandemic to try and keep those in our community healthy,” said Sen. Mark Messm...

Bill would mean cash infusion for Coliseum, Grand Wayne NIKI KELLY | The Journal Gazette INDIANAPOLIS – The Memorial Coliseum and Grand Wayne Center would see an infusion of cash under a bill passed by the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday. It would increase the maximum amount of state tax revenue that can be captured by the city’s Professional Sports and Convention Development Area by $2 million a year. "By increasing the cap this allows Allen County to emerge from this pandemic str...

INDIANAPOLIS – Memorial Coliseum and Grand Wayne Center would see an infusion of cash under a bill passed Thursday by the Senate Appropriations ...

County seeks state assistance for Coliseum DAVE GONG | The Journal Gazette The Allen County commissioners Wednesday called for the Indiana General Assembly to consider freeing up additional funding for the Memorial Coliseum, which has dealt with hundreds of pandemic-related event cancellations. Support for the Coliseum was included in a list of four legislative priorities that county officials announced in a news release ahead of the 2021 session of the Indiana General Assembly. The priorities ...