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Portage Township Board president voices concern with city's proposed residential TIF districts
Michael Gallenberger
, 14 hours ago
A Portage Township official worries the township could lose money, if the city of Portage creates TIF districts for housing developments.
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Committee makes changes to HIP work reporting exceptions, Medicaid advertising ban
Abigail Ruhman
, 13 hours ago
A House committee amended controversial legislation that will reintroduce previously halted work reporting requirements to Indiana's Medicaid expansion program. Among other things, the committee made changes to who is exempt from the work reporting requirements.
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Steel pollution rule would have better protected NW Indiana residents. Now it's been put on hold
Rebecca Thiele
, 17 hours ago
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House committee guts bill that would've eliminated statute of limitations for all rape crimes
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