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New local income tax, aimed for juvenile center, one vote way
Final county council vote Tuesday on 0.1% local income tax, reviving plans for a 24-bed juvenile detention center. Plus, Latino Festival at Columbian…
 • Dave Bangert
Indiana Supreme Court stops ballot distribution until it decides Senate Dist. 23 recount appeal
The move gives breathing room for state Sen. Spencer Deery’s attempt to reverse Indiana Recount Commission decisions that flipped victory in May GOP…
 • Dave Bangert
Tim’s Picks: Starting with the last (full-blown) Mosey of the season
Get the lineup for the Mosey finale Saturday. Plus, art at the Haan and TAF, México en el Corazón, some more heavy stuff from the Doom Room.
 • Dave Bangert
Not a ban, but close: Proposed data center zoning regs for Tippecanoe County head to APC
Committee adds a few more restrictions to proposed zoning codes already seen as the next closest thing to a data center ban. Plus, WL sets up time to…
 • Dave Bangert
Copenhaver: ‘Speculation’ about voter intent in rejected ballots not enough in Deery’s appeal of flipped Senate race
This week’s flurry of filings in the Senate District 23 recount appeal continues. Including a brief in support for Paula Copenhaver from Club for…
 • Dave Bangert
Teachers question Lafayette school board over superintendent search
Rebuffed, they say, in attempt to get more say on search, teachers ask whether ‘a decision has already been made’ in internal search. Plus, county…
 • Dave Bangert

August 2026

This and that: Proposed data center regulations tighten, still short of a ban
Data center regs head for initial check-off. Plus, a Recount Commission proposal in midst of Senate District 23 dispute. Session set on WL child care…
 • Dave Bangert
Deery’s opening argument to Indiana Supreme Court over six rejected ballots, flipped election
In a filing Friday, state Sen. Spencer Deery lays out why state law sides with voter intent over clerical error in case of six ballots tossed, giving…
 • Dave Bangert
Tax abatement gets initial OK on $890M project at Caterpillar’s Lafayette plant
Plans for new equipment, upgrades at Cat’s Large Engine Center would push investments at Lafayette plant to $1.6B by end of this decade. Plus, rejected…
 • Dave Bangert
SK hynix calls WL groundbreaking ‘key’ to U.S. semiconductor supply plans
During ceremonies at Purdue, SK hynix CEO says West Lafayette facility will be ready October 2028, as local and state officials put high hopes on $4B…
 • Dave Bangert
Tim’s Picks: What are you up to this weekend?
India Ferrah in downtown, Beers and More Along the Wabash, Music on the Porch at the Caretaker’s Cottage, Comedy on The Spot and a DIY Block Party…
 • Dave Bangert
Judge issues protective order, as SK hynix, PRF refute ‘secrecy regime’ claims in rezoning lawsuit
In a pretrial ruling in a case looking to stop a $3.87B semiconductor facility, SK hynix, Purdue Research Foundation and city get protective order on…
 • Dave Bangert
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