Alexandra Kukulka

5 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Alexandra Kukulka

As the future of the Northwest Indiana hydrogen hub project hangs in the balance, U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, questioned the energy secretary about its next steps. Mrvan asked Energy Secretary Chris Wright Wednesday in a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development hearing about the criteria for review and status of the Northwest hydrogen hub project. Under the Infrastructure Bill, Mrvan said seven hydrogen hubs were awarded federal funding.

6 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Alexandra Kukulka

Gov. Mike Braun participated in a question and answer session Thursday during a Munster Camber of Commerce luncheon that focused on small businesses, local school referendums, and tolling, while protesters lined Ridge Road outside the event to express criticism with much of the legislation Braun has signed into law. After college, Braun said he moved back to Jasper and ultimately became a small business owner, where he had 15 employees and established his office in a mobile home.

1 week ago | chicagotribune.com | Alexandra Kukulka

Gov. Mike Braun signed the partisan school board bill, which passed out of the Senate for the final time by one vote, into law Tuesday. Senate bill 287, which will require school board candidates to declare a political party when running in a general election, passed 26-24 on April 24, which was the final day of session. Bill author Sen.

1 week ago | chicagotribune.com | Alexandra Kukulka |Maya Wilkins

As the Energy Department considers shutting down big energy projects, two Northwest Indiana congressmen are defending the continuation of the regional Hydrogen Hub. U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, and U.S. Senator Jim Banks, R-Indiana, wrote a letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright to urge the Trump administration to prioritize Northwest Indiana as a regional Hydrogen Hub. “Prioritizing a Hydrogen Hub in Northwest Indiana is a bold, pro-American decision that plays to our state’s strengths.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Alexandra Kukulka |Maya Wilkins

As the Energy Department considers shutting down big energy projects, two Northwest Indiana congressmen are defending the continuation of the regional Hydrogen Hub. U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, and U.S. Senator Jim Banks, R-Indiana, wrote a letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright to urge the Trump administration to prioritize Northwest Indiana as a regional Hydrogen Hub. “Prioritizing a Hydrogen Hub in Northwest Indiana is a bold, pro-American decision that plays to our state’s strengths.