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The city unveiled its proposal on Friday, complete with renderings of a potential “stadium district.” The proposed sites are at Buffington Harbor near the Gary/Chicago Airport, along I-80/94 near the Hard Rock Casino and east of U.S. Steel near Miller Beach.

Granger Republican Sen. Linda Rogers Thursday announced she was pulling her bill to replace South Bend Community Schools' board with a state-appointed one this session, after it met overwhelming opposition at a committee hearing Wednesday.

St. Joseph County Council Member Amy Drake says the 55+ credit saved about 10,000 homeowners a combined $2.7 million in its first year, and says the credit's $280,000 cost to county government was worth it.

A bill to designate the breaded pork tenderloin as Indiana’s official state sandwich is one step closer to becoming law.

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.

Granger 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.

Democratic Elkhart Common Council Member Aaron Mishler says the proposed congressional district maps released Monday by Indiana House Republicans seem to violate the Voting Rights Act by splitting Elkhart's white and non-white voting populations.

Regional officials with Accelerating Indiana Municipalities planned an information meeting Monday at Mishawaka City Hall to talk about how the property tax cuts from Senate Enrolled Act 1 earlier this year will force hard choices on which services to provide.

Indiana lawmakers are getting ready for a special session, but they don’t expect to start right away.

“I think it’s important that people understand the things that we fight off every session or we push back on every session because we spend most of our time playing defense,” said Rep. Ragen Hatcher (D-Gary).