What’s on the ballot? What’s at stake? At the top of the ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are vying for the presidency in a race that could have an enormous impact on the future of reproductive rights, the U.S. Supreme Court, and democracy itself. In the governor’s race between Mike […]
Jennifer McCormick
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Jennifer McCormick Speaks on Taxes, Housing, and Gary’s Future
Indiana, now largely seen as a solidly red state, hasn’t always worn that designation. In 2008, the state turned blue for Barack Obama, just three years after a run that saw three democrats hold the state’s top office for nearly two decades from 1989-2005. Jennifer McCormick hopes she can break the more recent streak of […]
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How Indiana’s Governor’s Race Could Determine the Future of Gary’s Budget
After days of hourslong budget hearings at City Hall, Gary Common Council Vice President Lori Latham had seen and heard enough. Throughout the week, department head after department head took to the podium in the council chambers, some with requests for additional funding, until she emphatically addressed the elephant in the room — the city’s […]