Valparaiso Fire Chief Chad Dutz

The Valparaiso Fire Department is considering its future facilities needs. The board of works last week approved an agreement with K2M Design for $45,500.

The Valparaiso Fire Department is looking to raise taxes. The city council Monday agreed to let the city's fire territory ask the state to raise its operating fund tax rate by almost one percent.

Today: we revisit our conversation with State Representative Charlie Brown (D-Gary), who says this is to be his last General Assembly session. Brown is…