Today: On this "Reporters' Roundtable" Thursday we talk to Dan Carden, who covers Lake County and state government stories for the "Times," about what he put out in print and online and to "Post-Tribune" reporter Carole Carlson. Dan's stories were on the first days of the 2020 General Assembly session and the announcement from State Senator Eddie Melton of Gary that he was discontinuing his gubernatorial campaign. Carole talked at length with outgoing Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson on her

Today: Amari Victoria and Elisabeth Menning with LGBTQ Northwest Indiana are in the studio to talk about the organization, its inaugural "NWI Pride" event last summer in Highland, and the plans for 2020 events -- including another "Pride" day. Carl Lisek with South Shore Clean Cities has another "Green Fleet Radio" conversation, and Indiana Public Broadcasting environmental reporter Rebecca Thiele reviews this year's Renewable Energy Day in Indianapolis. The chairman of the Indiana Federation of

Today: Indiana State Senator Lonnie Randolph (D-East Chicago) talks about the 2020 General Assembly session that began on Monday and the measures he's supporting or sponsoring this "short" session. We also have this week's edition of "Building Northwest Indiana" from the Construction Advancement Foundation and another conversation from the Welcome Project at Valparaiso University.

Today: Northwest Indiana attorney Alfredo Estrada, whose primary practice is in immigration law, joins us to reflect on those issues as they happened during 2019, the need for comprehensive immigration reform, and his thoughts on what the candidates running for Congressman Pete Visclosky's seat should know about the issue. District 15 State Representative Chris Chyung talks about the issues ahead as the 2020 General Assembly begins its "short" session and, later, Leah Nahmias with Indiana

Today: Another Democratic Party primary election candidate for First Congressional District is in the studio to talk about the campaign ahead in 2020. Ryan Farrar, who ran unsuccessfully for Indiana state Senate Dist. 6 in 2018, is now in the field of candidates who are seeking the nomination for Congressman Pete Visckosky's seat. Farrar says he's centering his campaign around the issue of campaign finance reform. Heather Ennis with the Northwest Indiana Forum takes a look at the organization's

Today: Lakeshore Public Radio's Sharon Jackson spoke with Griffith Town Councilman Rick Ryfa about the process that the community is going through to be able to secede from Calumet Township and shift into a different Lake County township. Reporter Michael Puente has a remembrance of former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher, who passed away late last week. The feature first aired on Lakeshore Public Radio on Monday. Indiana Public Broadcasting's Brandon Smith and his guests talk about the latest Indiana

Today: Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research executive director Michael Hicks joins us to talk about his 2020 economic forecast for the U.S. and Indiana. It's a forecast with good points and bad points, and he explains how he reaches the conclusions listed in the forecast. We have another edition of "Green Fleet Radio" with Carl Lisek of South Shore Clean Cities. His report is also supported by NIRPC. Brandi Adams, the director of resource development with Lake Area

Today: Porter County Sheriff Dave Reynolds joins us to talk about the just-completed work on the Indiana Jail Overcrowding Task Force, created to look into the issues surrounding county jail overcrowding and how to resolve them. The task force, made up of legislators, state officials and judges, toured the Porter County Jail during a series of meetings held around the state and Porter County's way of dealing with the issues received favorable attention. The report can be found here . We also

Today: Indiana University Northwest professors Charles Hobson and Micah Pollak are in the studio to talk about a study that they and colleague Bala Arshanapali conducted on military-friendly businesses -- and learned that hiring veterans is good for business. Merrillville town councilman Shawn Pettit talks about the community center project that they just broke ground on recently. The land, which was once the site of a drive-in theatre along Broadway, will be home to several athletic fields as

Today: On this "Reporters' Roundtable," we talk to Dan Carden and Bill Dolan of the "Times" and Carole Carlson with the "Post-Tribune" about the stories they put out in print and online. Dan's stories include updates from the most recent Lake County Council meeting and Gov. Eric Holcomb's 2020 legislative agenda. Carole covered stories from Gary Common Council and Airport Authority board meetings that include Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson. Bill Dolan covered the East Chicago City Counncil meeting