Aug 20: Community Forum Meeting on Affordable Care Act

On November 12, 2025, the County Council voted to approve bill 60-25. That bill eliminated most of the County’s tax abatement ordinance and replaced it with next to nothing. A large coalition of community organizations and individuals came together in 2009 to pass the tax abatement ordinance. That coalition included, among others: — AFL-CIO Central…

This month’s business meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 15, from 7 – 9 p.m. at the Office of the Minority Health Coalition in LaSalle Square. The agenda for this meeting will feature an in-depth discussion of the current use of TIFs (Tax Increment Financing) by local governments. On June 25th, a major change…

UTILITY COSTS: HARD TIMES MAY GET HARDER FOR INDIANA RESIDENTS!   Residential electric bills may increase by 22.7% for Indiana residents if I & M is granted a rate increase by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.  Meanwhile, the Energy Assistance Program could lose up to 50% of its federal funding, drastically cutting heating assistance for…

On Thursday, October 9th, the League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area and the American Democracy Project of IU South Bend will host a public forum entitled: "Safeguarding Your Vote: Making Every Vote Count." The event will be held from 6:00-7:30 in The Grille (Administration Building Cafeteria) on the IU South Bend Campus….

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COMMUNITY FORUM FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICETUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2017 — 6 PMIUSB CIVIL RIGHTS HERITAGE CENTER(1040 West Washington St., South Bend) Topic: What will we lose if we lose public education?A community presentation and discussionof the importance of protecting public education. Presentations byDarryl Heller, Director of the IUSB Civil Rights Heritage Center:     The history of the…