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Sept 16: Community Forum Meeting on the Budget Process
ByadminSEPTEMBER CFED MEETING TO FOCUS ON SOUTH BEND'S BUDGET PROCESS: In May of 2013, the Community Forum sponsored a public meeting that addressed the question, "HOW DOES THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND DECIDE WHERE TO SPEND OUR MONEY?" On Tuesday, September 16, 2014, at 7 PM, we will resume the discussion at the LaSalle Branch Library (3232 W Ardmore…
Oct 18: Community Forum Meeting on proposed increased electric bills and reduced funding for heating assistance for low-income families
ByadminUTILITY 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…
A Statement by Cathy Fuentes-Rohwer, President of the Indiana Coalition for Public Education
ByadminPresented at a recent press conference addressing future educational legislation at the Indiana General Assembly which reconvenes in Indianapolis on January 9th: SO WHAT DO KIDS NEED? As we head into a budget session this January, we must ask ourselves how we can best support Indiana's children and prepare them for a bright future. As…
Upcoming Events of Interest
ByadminFrom the Michiana Social Forum: You are invited to attend an event next Thursday August 26 to mark the end of summer and to hear stories from the youth and students and others who attended the historic US Social Forum in Detroit this past June. Nearly 20,000 activists gathered in Detroit for five energetic and…
April 28: “First-time Voter Flash Vote”
ByadminWhere: County-City Building – Downtown South Bend When: Saturday, April 28 at 12:00 Noon The League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area registered 720 area high school students to vote during the League's three-month-long "No Vote, No Voice" high school voter registration program. To encourage these new young voters to cast their first votes in the May primary…
Speakers announced for Community Forum meeting on October 20
ByadminSOUTH BEND PUBLIC SCHOOLS A COMMUNITY CONCERN! On November 6, three members of the South Bend Community School Corporation Board of Trustees will be elected by registered voters who live in School Districts 1, 2 and 5. Not all families in South Bend include children who attend schools in the South Bend Community…