Will 2014 be income tax payback time?

CROWN POINT | Voters will go to the polls next spring with less money in their wallets and perhaps revenge in their hearts.

County: Consolidated E-911 system not an option – it’s a law

CROWN POINT | Consolidating Lake County’s E-911 networks into one countywide system isn’t an option; it’s state law. And it will cost all 17 municipal units most of their public safety funds whether officials agree with the mandate or not.

WILLIAM NANGLE: New tax revenue must not fuel gravy train

We start paying a Lake County income tax in October.

EDITORIAL: Now that it's here, spend money wisely

After a tense, white-knuckle, nail-biting process, it's finally official. Lake County has adopted an income tax, just like every other Indiana county. Now it's time to make sure the money is spent wisely.

RICH JAMES: Cid is acting like a Republican

Lake County Councilwoman Christine Cid has fed at the public trough for years.

DOUG ROSS: Will voters buck at paying more bucks?

Who was the happiest person in Lake County Friday morning? I couldn't reach her by phone to verify this, but I'm pretty sure it was Christine Cid.

EDITORIAL: Lake needs this bitter medicine

Lake County commissioners are expected to vote today to veto the income tax approved by the Lake County Council. The veto should fail.

Impending Lake Co. income tax veto frightens off spending spree

CROWN POINT | Austerity fell like a ton of bricks Thursday morning on Lake County officials as they contemplated running county government without a county income tax.

RICH JAMES: Good government would take major overhaul

What if Hammond had three mayors? Or Valparaiso? Or Crown Point?

Lake County Council passes income tax

CROWN POINT | The Lake County Council passed a county income tax Monday.

WILLIAM NANGLE: How will county get money to pay for its needs, state mandates?

Where will the money come from?

Councilwoman to listen to Lake constituents at weekend tax forum

HIGHLAND | Lake County Councilwoman Christine Cid, D-East Chicago, will hold an information forum this weekend on a proposed county income tax.

RICH JAMES: Credit Soliday for trying to help Lake County

I suspect state Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso, limped home from the Indiana General Assembly a bitter and beaten man.

Libertarian Party opposes Lake income tax

ST. JOHN | The Lake County Libertarian Party is opposed to a county option income tax.

Lake County Council

Lake County Council May 14, 2013 meeting time change. New time is 6:30 p.m.

Lake County income tax provokes more questions than answers

CROWN POINT | The local income tax the Lake County Council passed has raised questions, and fueled anger and confusion.

RICH JAMES: GOP should remember its treatment of Lake County

There’s nothing funny about abuse of power, but I couldn't let it pass without a good belly laugh.

EDITORIAL: Set aside emotions in vote on tax

The Lake County Council is playing "beat the clock" in voting on the income tax Friday. In doing so, it must set aside emotions and vote based on what the county truly needs.

DOUG ROSS: Good luck weaving around those spending gaps

In recent weeks, I've been weaving around on U.S. 30, U.S. 421 and other highways. My driving would look suspicious to anyone who couldn't see I've been dodging potholes.