DOUG ROSS: Pay attention to many pay disparities

When USW District 7 Director Jim Robinson railed about pay disparities last month, he was talking about the private sector. If he thinks that system is broken, he should see what's happening in the public sector.

Tax sale purchase pays off big

INDIANAPOLIS | It's not quite the Mega Millions jackpot, but the Indiana Court of Appeals on Friday affirmed a Lake County jury verdict awarding a Crown Point man $332,172 for 5.2 acres of Hammond land he purchased for $3,900 at a county tax sale.

Lake assessor passes on Statehouse run

CROWN POINT | Lake County Assessor Hank Adams said Tuesday his supporters have talked him out of a run for the General Assembly.

Lake assessor says free lunch is over for Mickey D's

CROWN POINT | Lake County Assessor Hank Adams can report a few successes in his first year in office.

Tax board puts final seal on $915,000 BP settlement

CROWN POINT | The Lake County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals voted Thursday to ratify a settlement with BP's Whiting Refinery that will result in county government receiving $915,000 from the energy giant.

Adams is my hero for assessing property fairly

I live in Griffith and have had a very hard time with the Calumet Township assessor's office. Every year we fight to have them not raise our assessment $100,000. Yes, for real! It happened again this year!

BMV judge in Carol Ann Seaton case fired

INDIANAPOLIS | The BMV judge who ruled Lake County assessor candidate Carol Ann Seaton was not an Indiana resident has been fired.

County appeal of BP assessment lives to see another day

The Indiana Tax Court has turned back BP's effort to have an appeal of the BP refinery's 2007 tax assessment thrown out of court.

Judge in Seaton BMV case suspended after pot growing operation found in her home

INDIANAPOLIS | The BMV judge who ruled Lake County Assessor candidate Carol Ann Seaton was not an Indiana resident has been suspended without pay after police found evidence of a marijuana growing operation in her home while investigating a domestic incident.

Adams disdains $100-per-hour consultant

CROWN POINT | Lake County Assessor-elect Hank Adams doesn't take office for seven weeks but already has begun making his mark on county government by refusing the services of a $100-per-hour consultant.

Seaton may return to driver's seat, but lose tax board appointment

CROWN POINT | Carol Ann Seaton soon may regain her driving privileges, but lose her vote over the fate of thousands of Lake County property tax assessment appeals.

Adams says recount would be all dollars and no sense

CROWN POINT | Speculation about challenging Republican Hank Adams' upset victory in the Lake County assessor race Tuesday night may being cooling in light of some harsh realities.

Adams first Republican to win countywide office in 60 years

CROWN POINT | Republican Hanks Adams declared himself the winner Tuesday night in the Lake County assessor's race. He is the first Republican in 60 years to win a countywide race.

Upsets are the norm in Lake assessor's race

CROWN POINT | The candidates for Lake County assessor have owned the headlines in recent weeks.

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Seaton tax documents raise new questions

CROWN POINT | Lake County officials are privately expressing new concerns about the authenticity of applications for property tax exemptions filed on the Gary home of Carol Ann Seaton, the Democratic candidate for county assessor.

Seaton-Adams feud spills into early voting

ST. JOHN | The bitter election for Lake County assessor has Democrats and Republicans at each other's throats over Lake County's newest satellite voting location.

Seaton appeals BMV ruling 2 days late

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will decide next week what to do about Carol Ann Seaton's appeal of the agency's ruling she is not an Indiana resident.

BMV: No Seaton appeal yet on Michigan residency ruling

INDIANAPOLIS | The Bureau of Motor Vehicles has yet to receive an appeal from Democratic Lake County Assessor candidate Carol Ann Seaton.

State board keeps Republican off ballot

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Election Commission refused to add a Lake Circuit Court candidate to the Nov. 2 ballot due to the method of his selection. The panel, however, said Thursday a countywide candidate facing a similar challenge should be put on the ballot.