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Lack of local voter referendum on allowing casino draws objections as bill advances.
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Who & What: February 25, 2026
A new casino could be headed to the Fort Wayne area. Monthly vigil renews push to end ICE detention in Indiana after one immigrant dies. Indiana voters will still have the same number of early voting days.
Who & What: February 24, 2026
Federal farm bill moving through Congress could aid Hoosier farmers. 141 acres of forest in Owen County designated as a state nature preserve. Bill sent to Governor tightens Medicaid and food aid eligibility.
Who & What: February 23, 2026
Legislation is a priority for Republicans who want to increase housing options. A bill targeting abortion-inducing drugs is effectively dead this session. The South Shore Line's operator will have a new leader.
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Indiana's Senate Bill 76, a sweeping measure to align local law enforcement and public institutions with federal immigration enforcement, remains poised for final approval despite a delay in the Senate on Thursday. -
Fort Wayne native Caroline Brewer has written and illustrated a unique, award-winning picture book titled Harriet Tubman, Force of Nature: A Biography in Poems. -
Beginning Feb. 23, the public can participate in a series of hearings to learn more about the plan to combine Allen County's smaller fire services, territories, and districts into one unified fire and EMS district. -
The Indiana House of Representatives has passed a bill extending state approval for syringe services programs, adding new requirements for local programs and their participants. The bill now needs final Senate approval. -
An ICE detainee has died while in custody at the Miami Correctional Facility north of Kokomo in Indiana.
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The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission will hold a public hearing March 24 with five major utility companies. -
A bill nearing final approval in the state legislature would limit the Indiana Civil Rights Commission’s power to represent Hoosiers who face illegal discrimination. -
A immigration detention facility that could hold up to 8,500 people may be headed to Indianapolis, according to internal federal documents obtained by The New York Times.
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