"I like to be first in line because I m not playing games with the election. This is my job. This is my livelihood," said Lake County Recorder Gina Pimentel.
A last-minute attempt by Indiana legislators to redefine wetlands and strip state protections via amendment to an unrelated sewage bill could exacerbate flooding issues, reduce the number of wetlands, and flies in the face of recommendations in a state-commissioned wetlands report, critics say.
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