Dan Schaetzle

St. Joseph County Council Democratic President Pro Tem Bryan Tanner says Democrats' coalition with Republican Dan Schaetzle worked well, including tapping cash reserves to shore up police pensions and double road repair spending.

“Recently, the state party issued a letter in response to a complaint by former party members," said St. Joseph County Republican Party Chair Jackie Horvath. "The letter described the allegations as ‘frivolous,’ yet still imposed a reprimand. That contradiction is unfair, hypocritical and undermines the credibility of the decision itself.”

The Indiana Republican Party’s Rules Committee has issued a formal reprimand to St. Joseph County GOP Chair Jackie Horvath following complaints from two party members.

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.

Republican Dan Schaetzle's bill, passed by the St. Joseph County Council July 8, requires solar farm developers to compensate property owners within a mile if their property values decline after the solar panels are installed.

St. Joseph County Council President Dan Schaetzle insists he remains a Republican but the local and now state party disagree, saying he's no longer "in good standing" for at least two years.

St. Joseph County Council Republicans say the county's $35 million in cash reserves aren't a "slush fund" for deficit spending as state-mandated property tax cuts reduce county revenue next year by a projected $5 million

A St. Joseph County judge has given Sheriff Bill Redman until March 17 to respond to Todd Rokita's lawsuit alleging he's not cooperating with federal immigration enforcement agents.

The St. Joseph County Council Tuesday night will consider a resolution formally giving the council president power to remove meeting agenda items.

Republican Jamie O'Brien files to replace Schaetzle just over a month after a Schaetzle-led coalition hired someone to replace him as council attorney.