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"Im pleased with the broad team effort that took place in this process and hope for significant economic benefit for all of Lake County,” said state Rep. Hal Slager.

"This brazen act of disregard for the educators who tirelessly serve our students is unacceptable," said ISTA President Keith Gambill.

A potentially transformational plan for development in Lake County, and especially Gary, is close to reaching the governors desk to be signed into law.

The General Assembly has agreed to give the Lake County recorder access to some $500,000 in fees generated by her office whose use sharply is limited by state law.

The LGBTQ community and families of trans kids are struggling with Indiana's gender-affirming care ban, which the governor signed on Wednesday and goes into effect on July 1.

"Theres a lot of good stuff in here," said state Rep. Earl Harris Jr. "What it would mean to Northwest Indiana, what it would mean to the city of Gary,

Changes to a bill that would create a Lake County Convention Center, revitalize the Gary Metro Station and fund blight elimination in that city was amended and passed through the House Ways and Means Committee bringing it one step closer to passage.

"Fairness essentially just dictates, in my opinion, that the funds are returned to the parties that actually had built up the reserves," said state Sen. Rodney Pol Jr.

Whether the indictment of former President Donald Trump represents the weaponization of the legal system or a check on executive power and what it means for next year’s presidential election and the country’s political future are all in the mix as political leaders and academicians weigh in on what everyone agrees is a first for the U.S.

The Democratic candidates for Gary mayor stood united at the Statehouse Wednesday in support of a plan to use undesignated state resources to redevelop the Steel City.