Wes Bennett will serve in his new post as one of five commissioners working to ensure utilities provide Hoosiers safe and reliable service at just and reasonable rates.
State lawmakers have approved a plan to reestablish a school board in Gary nearly six years after the school district was taken over by the state for financial mismanagement.
Gary residents would comprise a majority on the new board of the Gary Community School Corp., under a revision to Senate Bill 327 adopted Thursday by the Indiana House.