The commissioners passed a resolution Thursday, urging local governments and utility providers “to develop and implement a comprehensive regulatory framework.” It also calls on developers to publicly disclose how much water they expect to use and where they’d get their power – along with steps they’d take to avoid financial impacts on local residents.
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Ben Thorp / WFYIA bill to designate the breaded pork tenderloin as Indiana’s official state sandwich is one step closer to becoming law. -
FILE PHOTO: Justin Hicks/IPB NewsThe South Bend Police Department says its Use of Force Committee will evaluate the arrest to make sure officers followed the department’s policies. The department says it shared the bodycam footage to “to dispel some narratives” shared on social media. -
Democrat Gabrianna Gratzol, planning to challenge Republican Sen. Linda Rogers in the November elections, says action is needed to improve public schools but removing locally elected school board members in South Bend is not the answer. -
St. Joseph County Jail / ProvidedA Milford man who called for the bombing of government buildings and the assassination of President Trump was sentenced this week in federal court. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Douglas Thrams, 24, pleaded guilty to “making interstate communication with a threat to injure.” -
FILE PHOTO: Justin Hicks/IPB News“We want to honor and humanize the lives that were taken by ICE – have been taken by ICE – and to highlight the fact that we want this to stop,” said Carrie Bowie with the Michiana Alliance for Democracy, which is organizing the event. -
Lauren Chapman/IPB NewsGranger Republican State Sen. Linda Rogers Thursday filed a bill, effective July 1, to replace the elected South Bend Community Schools board with one appointed by the governor-appointed Indiana Secretary of Education.
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