Politics
Local and state government affecting the Region.
Indiana lawmakers, Braun lock in SB 27 financing bid for Hammond Bears stadium
Senate 45-4 and a same-day Braun signature put an NWI stadium authority and Lake–Porter tax toolkit on the books; Porter County still fights food-and-beverage levies.
Lake County Council urges IURC to reject NIPSCO rate hike after derecho filings
A unanimous council vote and a planned Gary protest add local pressure as consumer advocates challenge tracker filings made while hundreds of thousands were still without power.
ISP Maj. Jerry Williams wins Lake County sheriff Democratic primary
A 33-year Indiana State Police veteran tops a six-candidate field on a commissary-audit and accountability platform, with a November path that could make him the county’s first African-American sheriff.
Rokita sues Merrillville over ICE warehouse resolution after cease-and-desist
The attorney general says Resolution 26-02 and related outreach unlawfully blocked federal detention space; the Town Council says the measure was a protected opinion and tabled a July rescission.
Mrvan and Regnitz locked in for November IN-01 rematch of Region politics
The Highland Democrat and Valparaiso Republican cleared May primaries in a district Cook rates “likely Democratic,” with Trump’s July endorsement and NRCC backing sharpening the fall fight.
Lake and Porter school board ballots carry party labels for first time
Eighteen of 45 Lake County candidates filed as Democrats or Republicans under a new state law; Porter’s uncontested slate skews nonpartisan, with empty seats in two townships.