Budget

Valparaiso's 2024 budget proposal includes a minimum two-percent pay raise for city employees. City Administrator Bill Oeding says the goal is to bring everyone to the midpoint of a recent wage study, plus a two-percent cost of living adjustment.

Lakeshore Public Media host Dee Dotson speaks to Congressman Frank J. Mrvan about his mmunity Project funding requests for Fiscal Year 2024.

Governor Eric Holcomb is asking the General Assembly to invest in the Gary/Chicago International Airport.

The city of Portage appears to be off to a better financial start in 2023.

Portage officials say they're getting the city's finances back on track with the 2023 budget. The budget adopted by the city council last week totals just over $66.1 million dollars, including a general fund of $24 million.

The Lake Central School Corporation is reporting a slight drop in enrollment. September's official count showed 9,094 students, a decrease of 134 from last fall.

The town of Merrillville plans to dip into its American Rescue Plan money to help balance the 2023 budget. The town council last week adopted a budget of just over $46.5 million dollars, a reduction of about $1.1 million from the initial proposal.

Portage officials say they're thinking outside the box, when it comes to the city budget. The proposed 2023 budget totals just over $66.1 million, including a general fund of $24 million.

The Valparaiso City Council adopted the 2023 budgets for the city and Valparaiso Community Schools Monday.

An ongoing dispute between the Merrillville clerk-treasurer and the town council means some town employees will have to wait longer for a pay raise. Clerk-Treasurer Kelly White Gibson says she's decided to forgo a pay raise the council approved for her, so her employees could get raises, instead.