By MICHAEL GALLENGERGER

WFYI

The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus brought its statewide town hall tour to South Bend on Saturday. Five Democratic state representatives from Lake and Marion counties gave a recap of the 2025 session and discussed plans for the future.

They praised new protections against human trafficking and the expansion of the crime guns taskforce to Lake County. But they also criticized cuts to pre-k, housing programs and public health in the state budget.

“I think it’s important that people understand the things that we fight off every session or we push back on every session because we spend most of our time playing defense,” said Rep. Ragen Hatcher (D-Gary).

The representatives said they don’t have the numbers to stop an expected Republican congressional redistri

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