Politics
Local and state government affecting the Region.
Trump-backed challengers oust Dernulc and Niemeyer in NWI Senate primaries
De Vries and Starkey toppled incumbents who voted against mid-decade congressional maps, reshaping Lake County’s November Senate races and fueling Braun’s leadership fight in Indianapolis.
Mrvan asks FERC for federal probe of NIPSCO after August derecho outages
The Highland Democrat’s Sept. 10 letter seeks a joint FERC-NERC review of storm readiness, vegetation spending, and restoration timelines that left tens of thousands in Lake and Porter counties dark for nearly two weeks.