State Rep. Ed Soliday is proposing a bill to change the makeup of the Valparaiso School Board from fully appointed to hybrid, with two elected candidates representing unincorporated Center Township, for what he calls equity of representation. “I’ve had a bill drafted for probably 10 years,” Soliday said. “Valparaiso schools are unique in that 40.25% of the students live outside the city .
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County GOP Chairman Mike Simpson shared the news about Portage Township Assessor Alta Neri at a standing-room-only swearing-in ceremony on New Year’s Day.
On a foggy New Year’s morning, it was standing room only as Porter County Republicans met at the county council chambers to swear in their newly elected county and township officials. A smaller crowd was in attendance a few hours later when Porter County Democrats met in the room to do the same.