The St. Joseph County Council is currently debating Ordinance 69-14, the Patient Safety Bill, which proponents say will help provide better healthcare for women. If this is truly the purpose of the bill, one would think that medical practitioners in South Bend would offer their full-throated support. The opposite is true. Medical professionals, including the…
The St. Joseph County Board of Health has come out against a proposed abortion ordinance that could come up for a vote as early as today. In a letter to the County Council, the Board of Health took issue with both the process behind the ordinance and with the content. The Board says that they…
Indiana has been at the center of a number of controversial anti-abortion laws in the past several years. The legislature’s measures have ranged from mandates that women receiving an abortion procedure be informed that “objective scientific information shows that a fetus can feel pain” at or before 20 weeks into a pregnancy — a contention…
On the same night that Democrats got walloped nationally — losing control of the Senate, a number of governor’s races and House seats — the party held firm in their control of St. Joseph County’s countywide offices. Democrats prevailed in the races for county auditor, clerk and prosecutor. All incumbents for County Council also won…
Do you plan to cast a ballot this midterm election but are unsure who you want to vote for on a local level? Here is your chance to meet candidates face-to-face. Indiana University South Bend is hosting a candidate meet and greet for county office seekers today at 7 pm until 9. Each candidate will…
