{"id":811,"date":"2022-01-31T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T10:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlharrisjr.us\/?p=811"},"modified":"2022-05-27T22:32:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T22:32:36","slug":"northwest-indiana-legislators-to-host-february-5-legislative-update-public-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlharrisjr.us\/?p=811","title":{"rendered":"Northwest Indiana legislators to host February 5 Legislative Update Public Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>INDIANAPOLIS &#8211; Northwest Indiana State Reps. Vernon G. Smith (D-Gary),&nbsp; Earl L. Harris Jr. (D-East Chicago), Ragen Hatcher (D-Gary), Mike Andrade (D-Munster) and State Sens. Eddie Melton (D-Gary) and Lonnie Randolph (D-East Chicago) will host a public forum to discuss legislative updates on Saturday, February 5, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legislators invite the public to attend the event to learn more about legislation currently being considered by the Indiana General Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cAnyone who is interested in advancing the future of Gary and Lake County should attend Saturday\u2019s event,\u201d Smith said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis public forum is an opportunity for the community to have a direct conversation with their elected officials. We plan to share updates on legislation moving through the Statehouse and how the community can get involved through advocacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI encourage the public to remain active in the political process by attending and making their voices heard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianahousedemocrats.org\/news-media\/northwest-indiana-legislators-to-host-february-5-legislative-update-public-forum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Full post here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The legislators invite the public to attend the event to learn more about legislation currently being considered by the Indiana General Assembly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - 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