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Beneficiaries of safety net programs like Medicaid will still be able to sue states and state officials if their rights are violated, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 8. The ruling slammed arguments by the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Country trying to roll back this right.
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Indiana State Police say a crackdown on commercial vehicles led to some concerning findings Wednesday. Troopers from the Lowell Post teamed up with the state police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division and the Newton County Sheriff's Office for an enforcement blitz focusing on U.S. 41 and State Road 55.
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The initiative through the General Services Administration aims to find out how to best create and maintain pollinator habitats at federal buildings and elsewhere.
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The Merrillville Fire Department has shut down two buildings in the Hickory Ridge Lake apartment complex, after the town says firefighters found structural issues and unsafe living conditions.
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Getting around Portage may be a challenge this summer. Millions of dollars worth of road projects are set to get underway.
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The town of Highland is looking to improve some of its most dangerous roads.
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The Lake County Sheriff's Department is investigating, after someone apparently started a fire in the lobby of the county jail Monday. The sheriff's department says that just before noon, a man entered the lobby, doused the area with some type of accelerant, lit it and ran.
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A longtime Merrillville town council member has died. Donald Spann passed away suddenly Friday at his home, according to a town press release. He was 71. Spann represented Ward 1 for more than a decade, but was not seeking reelection this year.
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Funding has been allocated to connect Dyer to the Region's bike trail network. The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) has funded a spur connecting the Pennsy Greenway in Schererville to Central Park in Dyer, in the coming years.
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A conversation with Methodist Hospitals President and CEO Matt Doyle about the 100th Year Anniversary Celebration.
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Purdue Northwest is looking for nominations for its Society of Innovators. Residents can nominate individuals or teams, including self-nominations, until July 31. Innovators who live or work in the seven-county Northwest Indiana region are eligible.
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June marks Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month.