What Valparaiso University calls an institute “exclusively focused on music learning and performance” Indiana Attorney Todd Rokita calls “a propaganda arm of the Chinese Communist Party.” Rokita announced in a release earlier this month that he had launched an investigation into Valpo’s association with the Confucius Institutes, to look into any possible violation of the Higher Education Act of 1965 […]

On a brilliantly sunny Monday morning, a parade of speakers told a gathering of about 250 steelworkers and their families of a potential blue-sky future for Northwest Indiana that could come if Congress passes the infrastructure investment bill. The United Steelworkers Union Local 6787, which represents workers at the Cleveland Cliffs plant in Burns Harbor, organized the first stop for […]

A 17-question survey to help the Town of Porter Planning Commission create a development plan for the next 20 years wrapped up August 9, but there are still opportunities for residents and other interested parties to comment. Laura Madigan, president of the town’s planning commission said she encourages residents and town stakeholders to email plancommission@townofporter.com. Drafts of the comprehensive plan […]