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Armed hostage situation ends with man being shot dead by Gary police, says sheriff's department
Michael Gallenberger
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Gary police fatally shot a man during an armed hostage situation, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Department.
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Republican property tax plan would dissolve school district. Superintendent says he was not told
Kirsten Adair
, 15 hours ago
Lawmakers made sweeping changes this week to a comprehensive property tax reform measure. One of those changes includes the dissolution of a public school district.
Lauren Chapman
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House GOP kills all Democratic amendments on property tax overhaul, increases local government cuts
Lauren Chapman
, 16 hours ago
Indiana does not include suspension rates in its school accountability dashboard, making it difficult for parents to evaluate which schools are suspending students with disabilities most often.
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'Why am I so bad?' Indiana schools suspend tens of thousands of students with disabilities
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Find out how much money your school district could lose under the GOP tax proposal
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