Pence gives State of the State speech Tuesday

INDIANAPOLIS | Gov. Mike Pence will give his first State of the State address to a joint session of the Indiana General Assembly at 6 p.m. region time Tuesday.

Region public TV, radio station seek fresh start after CEO exit

The new chief of Lakeshore Public Television and Radio will have to manage in an evolving technological landscape for broadcast media and continue to grow the stations' reach and revenue, according to members of the stations' board of directors.

Carroll out as Lakeshore CEO

Lakeshore Public Television and Radio will soon establish a national search for a new leader following the resignation of President and CEO Thomas Carroll.

1,247 days into trash-to-ethanol contract, little to show for it

Lake County Solid Waste Management District Board meets at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Lake County Government Complex in Crown Point to discuss the future of the 1,247-day-old trash-to-ethanol contract, The Times provides a look at the time and some of the events that have come to pass.A timeline…

Republican U.S. Senate candidates debate Wednesday

INDIANAPOLIS | U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar and state Treasurer Richard Mourdock will meet Wednesday for their only debate prior to the May 8 primary election.

Times government reporter on Lakeshore Public Radio

Hear Bill Dolan, The Times' Lake County government reporter, talk politics at 11:30 a.m. Monday on WLPR, Lakeshore Public Radio, 89.1 FM.

Waste district board members, director doubt trash-to-ethanol financing plan

Champions and opponents of Lake County's trash-to-ethanol proposal expressed a lack of confidence Wednesday in the ability of a purported hedge fund manager to finance the controversial project.

Listen Wednesday

Hear Times investigative reporter Marc Chase discuss the problems connected with getting a garbage-to-ethanol plant built in the town of Schneider at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday on Lakeshore Public Radio, WLPR 89.1 FM.

EDITORIAL: Counting on viaticals for plant's viability

We've been waiting a long time for word from Earl Powers on how the proposed trash-to-ethanol plant is to be financed. Even though no official announcement has come, it appears the financing is a high-risk venture as well.