State wants Gary schools treasurer to repay missing money

INDIANAPOLIS | Indiana's auditing agency has demanded that the former extra-curricular treasurer for two Gary high schools repay nearly $6,000 in fees and ticket sales revenue it claims is missing.

State audit uncovers Tri-Creek recordkeeping errors

INDIANAPOLIS | If any item from among the more than $300,000 worth of kitchen equipment is missing from the new Lowell Middle School it seems no one would know.

Gary airport to take look at public-private partnership

The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority voted 5-1 on Monday to create a committee with the city of Gary to come up with recommendations for a public-private partnership "to move the airport forward."

RICH JAMES: Judge shouldn't have needed auditors' greeting card

When it comes to public corruption, especially up in this neck of the woods, $787 is little more than chump change.

Gary judge repays tax money spent on Christmas cards

INDIANAPOLIS | Gary City Judge Deidre Monroe has repaid the city $787.48 after state auditors told her government funds can't be used to buy Christmas cards.

Cal Township has members in rogues' gallery of corruption

GARY | Many dark corners of local government in Lake County have been home to corrupt public officials over the years, and Calumet Township is no exception.

Lake County officials scrap petty cash fund for now

CROWN POINT | Lake County officials have closed down an unauthorized petty cash fund its maintenance staff created with money from recycled scrap metal.

Portage eyes changing personnel policies for supervisors

PORTAGE | A change in city personnel policy four years ago has come back to bite officials as they wrangle over what to do about vacations for department supervisors.

The letter sent to the St. John Town Council from the Indiana Commission on Public Records

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State official questions St. John Town Council's hiring of private recording secretary

ST. JOHN | The Indianapolis-based Indiana Commission on Public Records is concerned about the St. John Town Council hiring its own private recording secretary for council meetings rather than using records and minutes taken by Clerk-Treasurer Sherry Sury.

Former E.C. controller targeted in state audit

INDIANAPOLIS | Indiana's auditing agency is demanding East Chicago's former city controller personally reimburse $1,186.53 the city paid in late fees and interest while he managed the checkbook.

GOP candidate demands FBI and State Board of Accounts probes

CROWN POINT | A Republican candidate for Lake County surveyor is now calling for the FBI and the State Board of Accounts to investigate two flood control projects.

County addresses audit deficiencies

VALPARAISO | Porter County officials have addressed several deficiencies brought to their attention during a State Board of Accounts audit.

Is ticket to change behavior or just collect more money?

The State Board of Accounts prescribed a receipt form for ordinance violations for the Gary city clerk’s office. The following is an itemized breakdown of court costs and state user fees on that form that drivers must pay to participate in the S.T.O.P. Defensive Driving Program instead of ac…

Campagna struggles to repay loans as it prepares to close doors

SCHERERVILLE | Campagna Academy Charter School may not have enough funds to repay Indiana for outstanding common school loans when it closes its doors Friday.

Embezzlement case involving Lake prosecutor's niece now in feds' hands

Embezzlement allegations involving Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter's niece now will be handled by the federal government.

EDITORIAL: Make union members foot bill for reps

If you were asked to make the taxpayers pay the salary of a lobbyist for a special interest group, would you say yes? The Hammond School Board did.

State demands repayment of money missing from Meister Elementary

INDIANAPOLIS | The state's auditing agency has demanded the former extra-curricular treasurer at Meister Elementary School repay $6,929 in school funds it says were never deposited.