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"There's 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,
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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.
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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.