To brace for SNAP benefits ending Saturday because of the federal government shutdown, Portage Township Trustee Jason Critchlow says food pantries and social service nonprofits have resumed their Emergency Food Initiative from the Covid pandemic shutdown.
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Concord Community Schools joins a national effort to redesign high school, shifting from seat-time credits to student mastery and personalized learning.
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The city of South Bend is paying a consultant more to analyze an intersection but the Indiana Department of Transportation says even if traffic warrants a stoplight, installing one at the Indiana Dinosaur Museum might be unsafe because of the proximity of U.S. 31 ramps.
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Mishawaka’s new indoor shooting range was approved 8-0, but neighbors say their real concern is traffic, not the range, and they want the city to address it.
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A proposal to build a 275-foot financial tower in Clay Township has been withdrawn after months of neighborhood opposition and waning political support.
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South Bend Common Council Member Oliver Davis and Black Lives Matter South Bend say the city should send some of its cash reserves to local food pantries if the federal government shutdown doesn't end by Saturday, when SNAP recipients would normally receive their November benefits.
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Indiana Democrats hope they’re just a few weeks away from avoiding a congressional redistricting attempt.
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