After some Gary residents endured two to three weeks without electricity in August, many are still living with uncertainty. Residents contacted by Capital B report that they are experiencing intermittent power disruptions after power was restored to the city following the storm. They said they fear their lights will flicker and go dark whenever it […]
Politics & Policy
Posted inElections, Politics & Policy, Voting
Find Your Polling Place in Gary for Election Day
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. This guide covers where Gary and Lake County residents can vote on that day. Where do I vote in Gary and Lake County? Nearly 30 polling sites will be open in Gary on Election Day. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Residents can find their location […]
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Hoosiers Could Lose the Right to Bail in November’s Vote
On Election Day, Indiana voters will decide whether to give judges broad new powers to keep suspects in jail without bail before trial. Public Question 1 would let Indiana judges hold people in jail before trial on nearly any charge if they’re deemed too dangerous to release. Currently, the state constitution allows bail except for […]
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Black Organizers Change Their Message to the Hip-Hop Generation
The Rev. Lennox Yearwood had learned from experience that getting more members of the hip-hop generation to be politically active was difficult. He knew it wasn’t enough to get them to turn out to vote for one election – because they might not show up for the next one. And he believed that creating change […]
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Gary Faces a $9.8 Million Gap in Its 2027 Budget Plan
Gary Mayor Eddie Melton is trying to find ways to close a $9.8 million gap in the 2027 budget that he has proposed for the city. But one of the approaches he is considering — tax increment financing — raises concerns for Kenneth Whisenton, the chair of the committee that reviews money matters before the […]
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How to Vote Early in Gary and Lake County
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Gary’s Airport Is Getting an $18 Million Control Tower as It Eyes More Growth
Gary residents who want to see the city’s airport flourish got more good news last week when the airport broke ground on a new air traffic control tower. The new tower at Gary/Chicago International Airport will modernize communications and improve safety for air traffic controllers and pilots. It is also slated to create 120 new […]
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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 […]
