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Abortion, inflation, crime big issues in Indiana’s 1st Congressional District race
HAMMOND, Ind. (WLS) — Northwest Indiana’s working class and industrial roots have stored Democrats in energy for over 90 years within the 1st Congressional District.
However, Air Drive veteran Jennifer Ruth Inexperienced is hoping to be the primary Republican to flip the district since 1930.
“I am working as a result of Hoosiers deserve higher,” Inexperienced stated.
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Inexperienced stated she determined to run in opposition to one-term incumbent Congressman Frank Mrvan when she noticed Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi rip up Donald Trump’s State of the Union Speech.
“After I was watching that, it very clearly despatched a sign to our worldwide adversaries that we had been comfy projecting instability,” Inexperienced stated.
As a conservative Republican, Inexperienced criticized Mrvan for voting with Pelosi and President Joe Biden’s agenda more often than not, one she stated contains out-of-control spending.
“I am very happy with the rescue plan we handed that saved lives, saved companies and faith-based communities and church buildings,” Mrvan stated.
Mrvan stated he’s additionally happy with the infrastructure invoice that he stated will carry $8 billion to northwest Indiana.
The first District race is a decent one. The result may have an effect on the stability the U.S. Home. Nationwide cash is being poured into it, and each candidates are hitting the airwaves as they’re throughout the nation. Inflation, crime and abortion are massive points on this race.
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“I imagine codifying Roe v. Wade is without doubt one of the important capabilities, and I will proceed to struggle for that,” Mrvan stated.
Inexperienced is anti-abortion rights and helps a federal abortion ban after 15 weeks with exceptions for rape, incest and lifetime of the mom. Whereas Mrvan hopes to maintain his Democratic base, Inexperienced is satisfied she’s going to sway conventional Democrats, like union voters, to vote Republican.
Inexperienced has out-fundraised Mrvan within the final two quarters and she or he stated nearly all of the cash comes from particular person donors, however each candidates know cash does not at all times translate into votes.
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CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago hearth officers mentioned two ladies have been discovered lifeless in an Englewood house after a home hearth.
The fireplace broke out Tuesday night at a home within the 7200-block of South Wolcott, Chicago hearth officers mentioned.
The fireplace was struck out at about 9:10 p.m., CFD mentioned.
After the fireplace was out, firefighters discovered two grownup feminine victims lifeless within the wreckage.
It was not instantly clear if the ladies died within the hearth or earlier than the fireplace. No additional particulars have been launched.
The Chicago Hearth Division has not but commented on any potential causes for the fireplace or mentioned in the event that they consider it was suspicious.
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HIGHLAND PARK, Ailing. (WLS) — Three ladies and their households had been good strangers up till the second tragedy introduced them collectively within the aftermath of Highland Park’s July 4th parade.
As Thanksgiving approaches, they’re united in goal and in gratitude for probably the most primary of all issues: life.
“I believed I used to be going to die,” Highland Park capturing survivor Liz Turnipseed mentioned. “That I used to be going to put there and I used to be going to bleed out and I used to be going to die.”
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“I used to be on the parade with my three grownup kids, my son-in-law and my 2-year-old grand child,” mentioned Debra Baum, with the Highland Park Gun Violence Mission. “Our complete household may have been worn out.”
“July third I had 70 folks at my home and the following day our life bought flipped the other way up,” capturing survivor Lindsay Hartman mentioned. “So I simply know for me, I am attempting to take pleasure in it and never spend an excessive amount of time previously.”
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For Lindsay, not spending an excessive amount of time previously means internet hosting Thanksgiving for 30. Liz, who was one of many almost 50 folks injured that day, nonetheless wants a cane to get round, so she’ll be catering the meal and having her complete household fly in. Debra shall be coming along with the identical household she was with on July 4.
“There are numerous households in Highland Park that do not have folks with them this Thanksgiving due to what occurred,” Baum mentioned. “It is a very weighty realization.”
However there’s additionally gratitude for random issues and other people, like for the proper strangers who took in Liz’s 3-year-old daughter for a few hours after she was shot. And the neighbor she’d by no means met earlier than who lent her a step stool for her mattress.
Turning ache into goal is what unites these ladies now as they foyer for an assault weapons ban in Congress. As a result of whereas life for them won’t ever be the identical, it does transfer on.
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WASHINGTON D.C. — The Biden administration is but once more extending the pause on federal scholar mortgage funds, a profit that started in March 2020 to assist individuals who have been struggling financially because of the Covid-19 pandemic, a supply conversant in the plan mentioned.
The Division of Training will announce it’s extending the freeze one other six months with the primary funds due two months after June 30, the supply mentioned, until a Supreme Courtroom resolution on the president’s scholar mortgage aid program comes first.
The administration had beforehand mentioned the latest extension could be the final, and funds have been scheduled to restart in January.
However the administration had additionally meant for its scholar mortgage forgiveness program to start canceling as much as $20,000 in debt for low- and middle-income debtors earlier than January. This system has but to be carried out because it faces a number of authorized challenges.
This story is breaking and can be up to date.
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