The Indiana House on Monday passed a bill to give local communities 1% of state sales tax that data centers are exempted from, while eliminating the public rezoning process that a growing number of communities have used to stop data centers.
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Jennifer Weingart/WVPENotre Dame Law School’s Immigration Clinic is seeing rising demand as immigrants face fear and uncertainty, while students work to provide free legal help. -
ProvidedThe South Shore Line's operator, the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, on Tuesday announced plans for gates, lights and bells at a pedestrian crossing in Chicago where 22-year-old Dyer, IN native Grace Bentkowski was killed by a train in 2024. -
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Monday praised the Indiana House Judiciary Committee for advancing a bill that would place new requirements on local police to help with federal immigration enforcement. -
ProvidedFormer South Bend Mayor and U.S. transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg hasn't said whether he'll run for president in 2028 but he was looking like a candidate this past weekend. -
ProvidedIn the wake of Curtiss Walker's accidental fatal shooting at Discount Tire on Jan. 28, many have wondered how it could have happened. Mishawaka Police Monday declined WVPE's interview request, saying that talking about what witnesses said amounts to releasing investigatory records. -
Michael Gallenberger/WVPEMental health treatment in St. Joseph County has made great strides since the launch of Oaklawn’s behavioral crisis center. Now, faith groups are asking leaders to go further by improving coordination.
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