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More than 100 people turned out for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for HealthLincs latest clinic in Michigan City.

Northwest Indiana issues and lawmakers took center-stage at the Statehouse Tuesday as three high-profile measures moved closer to landing on the governors desk.

Sen. Tyler Johnson, R-Leo, still remembers the phone call from his sister: there was no ambulance available for her father-in-law, who’d taken a fall on the kitchen floor.

Legislation that would require health plans to pay out-of-network ambulance providers for transports at rates set by local units has passed the Indiana Senate.

"I dont really like the idea of hunting bobcats," said state Rep. Pat Boy, D-Michigan City. "But we need to do something so DNR has some kind of control over

"Were talking about lives that can be saved. Maybe not every one, but at least the safety device is there," said state Sen. Sue Glick, R-LaGrange.

"We want this," said state Rep. Carolyn Jackson, D-Hammond. "We need this in our community for economic development."

(Photo/Pexels.com) By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 11, 2024 An election security bill introduced into the Indiana House is drawing fire

The Saturday town hall meetings are scheduled for 9-11 a.m. at Chesterton Town Hall, and from 1-3 p.m. in the Portage Countryside Hall at Countryside Park in Portage.

We asked the Indiana lawmakers behind 16 gun bills that died last year if they intend to bring them back in 2024. Here's what they said.