For over a decade Indiana’s Infant mortality rate remains in the top seven highest in the nation. At 7.5 deaths for every 1,000, Indiana’s rate is well above the US rate of 5.9. For years our state studied the data and recognized the healthcare disparity between minority populations. We know the chief causes and what we …
Team Gary live streamed the finance meeting specifically addressing the lease/buyback. Very informative and detailed. Here is the presentation from the meeting. Thank you Mayor Freeman- Wilson and Council woman Rebecca Wyatt for remaining engaged and visible. All too often after elections many disappear.
The headlines in the summer of 2017 were filled with good news about Alliance Steel moving their IL plant to Gary Indiana. Of course the mayor and community were excited about jobs and boosts to the economy. The Meridian Hospitality Group and Bo Kemp highlighted the approved bid for 6200 Industrial Highway Kemp advising contract …
Update– The Humane Society International has begun legal action against Australia and New South Wales for permitting the destruction of habitat for endangered flying foxes. Read more here: In this photo a Mama Flying Fox desperately tries to find home and food as Australia begins destroying canopy of fruit trees. (note- the bats would disperse …
There is something called a Friday afternoon news dump– news items come out at end of day when comments and statements are impossible to obtain. Take note: The GEO Group and city officials have been working hard behind the scenes for over two years to build a For Profit detention center . Wednesday May 4th …
As early as today, HB1337, titled Abortion Matters, will be back for final vote in the Indiana House. Except it is unrecognizable from the bill they voted through weeks ago. While they sent #HB1337 to Senate Committee, the Senate voted through #SB313 to House Committee. This bill was more than the descriptor of abortion matters- it covers …
No, it’s not RFRA part 2. You see earlier this session Indiana Legislators had the chance to add civil rights protections for LGBT. But they refused to vote on it. So that misnomer of a RFRA “fix” only affects the 11 or so municipalities that have their own Human Rights Ordinances. And Indiana had the opportunity …
As the campaigns tightens, HRC said Friday “I take a backseat to nobody in being very clear about what I will do to make sure Wall Street never crashes Main Street again, and that you can count on.” But does this match what she has said in speeches to Goldman Sachs? We don’t know. For …
Enjoy the day.. and be safe Region Rats HAMMOND 219 REGION DAY WHEREAS, 219 is the second month of the year, February, and the 19th day of said month, and; WHEREAS, 219 is the North American telephone area code for the Chicago metropolitan area of northwest Indiana that includes Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Newton …
Abortion IS a Civil Right- even though folks *whisper* it sometimes Civil rights refer to personal liberty. As in legal medical procedures. Abortion is heavily regulated in our country, and States keep trying to outlaw it. (See the movie “Trapped” and realize how many laws have been passed). And no state has tried more …