Politics
Local and state government affecting the Region.
Gary Councilwoman Mary Brown, who held the 3rd District seat since 1999, has died
Brown served nearly 26 years on the Gary Common Council. Colleagues remembered her as the member who knew the city's books, and her death leaves a west-side seat to fill.
Michigan City drops $300K Flock camera plan, backs union push for local NIPSCO crews
All four sponsors pulled the rainy-day fund request for more police cameras Tuesday. The same council unanimously backed a steelworkers' petition for a bigger permanent NIPSCO workforce.
Merz pledges new Ukraine aid in Kyiv as Russian strikes continue
Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced more than 1.3 billion euros in new aid in Kyiv on Sunday as Russia hit a capital bridge and a bomb killed one person in Sumy.
Mrvan backs Hammond Bears build as Lake County waits on taxes and a final site
Mrvan backs a Hammond Bears build for local trades while Repay seeks a Stadium Authority seat and Cid holds county food-and-beverage taxes until the Bears lock in.
IURC reopens AES Indiana’s $71 million rate hike after Braun board shake-up
Regulators vote 3-1 to reconsider the June order and reopen the record on Google’s Monrovia data center and a BlackRock-led AES deal; Sept. 17 prehearing set in Indianapolis.
Gary Mayor Melton presses NIPSCO for credits, food pay and grid fixes after derecho
Melton’s Recovery Action Plan demands bill credits, spoilage reimbursements, and grid investments after Aug. 11 outages he called “unacceptable” when thousands in Gary stayed dark past 12 days.