Maya Wilkins

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

On a recent chilly morning, the Lake County Sheriff’s new Marine 1 boat was bobbing lightly with the water along a dock at the East Chicago Marina. Then, Lake County Sheriff Marine Unit Sgt. Scott Shelhart turned on the boat’s shore balance technology and the boat became still — like a buoy. The boat will be fully integrated into the sheriff’s marine unit this summer, said Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez. “The capabilities of this boat exceed what we’ve had,” Shelhart said.

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

On a recent chilly morning, the Lake County Sheriff’s new Marine 1 boat was bobbing lightly with the water along a dock at the East Chicago Marina. Then, Lake County Sheriff Marine Unit Sgt. Scott Shelhart turned on the boat’s shore balance technology and the boat became still — like a buoy. The boat will be fully integrated into the sheriff’s marine unit this summer, said Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez. “The capabilities of this boat exceed what we’ve had,” Shelhart said.

1 month 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.

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

The Indiana-Illinois border commission, Gary supplemental pay, and tollway bills were all recently signed into law by Indiana Gov. Mike Braun. House Enrolled Act 1008, authored by Speaker Todd Huston, would establish an Indiana-Illinois boundary adjustment commission to research the possibility of adjusting the boundaries between the two states. Braun, who signed the bill into law May 1, will have to set the commission’s first meeting no later than Sept. 1.

Jan 13, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Maya Wilkins

Following lawsuits filed by U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel earlier this week, the United Steelworkers president released a statement Friday, doubling down on the union’s reasoning for its opposition of the Japanese company’s potential purchase. “In a ridiculous final attempt to get the government, the general public and the union to support this shortsighted and dangerous merger, U.S. Steel and Nippon have filed baseless lawsuits,” USW President David McCall said in a video statement.