Polls open across Indiana for early voting on Tuesday, Oct. 6, allowing those who prefer to cast their ballots before Election Day to do so now. What’s on the ballot in Gary? Gary voters will decide who will shape policing, taxation, and public services in six local contests. They will also choose who will represent […]
Calvin Davis
Calvin Davis is Capital B Gary's government and politics reporter. You can reach Calvin at calvin.davis@capitalbnews.org.
Posted inLocal Government, Politics & Policy
Your Guide to Gary’s Public Meetings This October
Gary’s officials are holding eight public meetings this month that residents should know about, attend in person or watch online. Every month Capital B attends three meetings in person: Gary Common Council, Board of Public Works and Safety, and Gary Redevelopment Commission. We hope to see you there. Email us if you are coming. We’d […]
Posted inPolitics & Policy, Utilities
NIPSCO Apologizes as Gary Residents Take Their Anger to the Statehouse
INDIANAPOLIS — The president of NIPSCO apologized to the people of Gary and others on Tuesday for not including their cities in a plan that it published to restore power days after the Aug. 11 storm. The company did not intend to deprioritize those cities, which included Portage, Lake Station, and Griffith, but did not […]
Posted inEducation, Politics & Policy, Public Services, Utilities
NIPSCO Ordered to Answer for Weekslong Power Outage in Gary
Gary residents can finally expect to get more detailed answers to their questions about why the Aug. 11 storm knocked out power in the city for more than two weeks, after a state commission launched an investigation of NIPSCO this week. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission is demanding that NIPSCO answer the biggest questions that […]
Posted inElections, Politics & Policy
Volunteers Are Preparing to Help Gary Voters Who Run into Problems at the Polls
Julia Vaughn has been hearing a question from voters she says she’s never been asked in previous cycles: “Do I need a passport to cast a ballot?” They don’t, the Common Cause Indiana executive director tells them. But the question itself, she said, illustrates how proposals to change election laws, court battles and conflicting information […]
Posted inElections, Politics & Policy
How Indiana Voters Can Protect Their Vote From Citizenship Checks
Indiana has rejected or canceled voter registrations for more than 60% of the immigrant Hoosiers flagged under a proof-of-citizenship law, according to court filings. Indiana voters have until Oct. 5 to establish their voter eligibility and register for the November general election. Two Indiana laws can require immigrants to prove their citizenship to stay registered […]
Posted inPolitics & Policy, Utilities
Gary Pauses Data Center Development for a Year After Residents Raise Concerns
Just months after Gary residents packed a Common Council forum to raise alarms about the prospect of data centers in the city, Mayor Eddie Melton has issued an executive order to pause new data center development in the city for one year. Gary currently has no data centers that operate within its city limits. The […]
Posted inElections, Partner Content, Politics & Policy
Gary Voters to Receive Mail Ballots on Schedule After Supreme Court Ruling
Local election officials in Indiana are relieved after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled against an executive order that would have required last-minute changes to the state’s mail-in ballot process. In the 7-2 decision, the high court upheld a federal judge’s injunction barring the U.S. Postal Service from imposing new ballot requirements laid out […]
Posted inCommunity, Extreme Weather, Politics & Policy, Utilities
Gary Residents Survived a Historic Blackout by Turning to One Another
It was a regular Tuesday for Adriana Harris. She had just left breakfast and stopped at a gas station on the way home when the sky went white. “It started pouring down, raining like crazy,” she said. “Everything turned white. The rain was so hard you couldn’t even see the pumps.” She and her boyfriend […]
Posted inExtreme Weather, Public Services, Utilities
Federal Disaster Aid Is Now Available to Gary Residents Recovering From the Storm
Gary residents affected by the powerful Aug. 11 storm that knocked out power in much of the region for roughly weeks may soon get the help they need. Shortly after speaking this week with Gary Mayor Eddie Melton and U.S. Sen. Jim Banks of Indiana, President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the […]
