The St. Joseph County Council-passed zoning change would force solar developers to compensate property owners within a mile if their property values decline after a solar farm starts operating.
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A delay on a proposed 275-foot telecommunications tower in Clay Township is giving nearby residents more time to organize before it returns to the agenda next month.
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Superintendent Jim Dubois said the district’s operations fund is pretty tight with day-to-day expenses, so it tries to pay for bigger projects with short-term borrowing. But he said Indiana’s property tax reform will make it harder to raise taxes for facility upgrades.
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Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, determined to uncover evidence of discrimination against white people, says he won't let Notre Dame get away with simply assuring it's following all laws.
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Penn-Harris-Madison Schools is starting the year with a new superintendent. Dr. Heather Short steps into the role after the nearly two-decade tenure of Dr. Jerry Thacker.
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Amazon will have to reapply for a wetland permit for its New Carlisle data center project, after it was learned that a contractor impacted a nearby wetland without permission.
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The Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend says it has raised $4.5 million of $5.5 million it needs to build a facility for rare Amur tigers and leopards from Asia.
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