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$500M over 30 years: West Lafayette finalizes negotiations on local SK hynix tax revenues
Mayor Erin Easter says new deal with Indiana Economic Development Corp. brings long-delayed local revenue estimates from $3.87B semiconductor facility…
 • Dave Bangert
This and that: A move-in week on campus edition
Purdue welcomes one of its biggest freshman classes ever. A roundabout coming for County Road 50 West. And a Tim’s Picks/Not Tim’s Picks listing of…
 • Dave Bangert
Indiana Supreme Court agrees to consider Deery's appeal in Senate Dist. 23 recount
No court dates set, though justices agree to expedited schedule after Sen. Spencer Deery appealed decisions by Indiana Recount Commission that gave…
 • Dave Bangert
Wabash Township quest for share of public safety tax cash gets decisive denial by Lafayette
Township’s pursuit of a share of local income tax revenues dies for a second year. Plus, county makes LEAP pipeline moratorium permanent.
 • Dave Bangert
Deery asks Indiana Supreme Court to consider recount decisions that flipped Indiana Senate primary
Deery asks for emergency hearing to keep Paula Copenhaver off Nov. 3 ballots. Filing Monday argues Recount Commission ignored rulings that put voter…
 • Dave Bangert
SK hynix, PRF ask court to protect some details from going public in lawsuits over $3.87B site in West Lafayette
South Korean company, PRF, city say in filing that trade secrets, chemical lists, other proprietary info is being shared inappropriately ahead of trial…
 • Dave Bangert
The faces of OUTFest 2026
Photographer Tim Brouk was on Main Street in downtown Lafayette Saturday for Pride Lafayette’s OUTFest, capturing scenes and faces from the annual…
 • Dave Bangert
A recount Q&A: ‘Pretty clear what the voter intended’
A Purdue political science prof takes stock of flipped recount results in Indiana Senate District 23. Plus, county considers extending moratorium first…
 • Dave Bangert
Roswarski forms technology and privacy committee, as pushback grows on Flock cameras
Lafayette mayor says he’s not backing away from support of LPD’s license plate reading cameras: ‘I don’t think public safety and privacy and…
 • Dave Bangert
Banks denies Deery’s accusation, calls him a ‘sore loser’ after recount
Plus, a county clerk says over votes tossed out in Indiana Senate District 23: ‘Personally, I would have’ counted them. But, 'rules are rules.’
 • Dave Bangert
Deery calls out Recount Commission member after election swings to Copenhaver
With an appeal coming, state Sen. Spencer Deery asks whether Recount Commission member Paul Mullin’s ties to U.S. Sen. Jim Banks influenced decisions to…
 • Dave Bangert
Tim’s Picks: Get Out
OUTFest in downtown Saturday. And plenty more after that.
 • Dave Bangert
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