Gov. Mike Pence has just two more days to decide the fate of two measures that could change Lake County forever.
The first-year Republican has yet to sign or veto Senate Bill 585, lifting the Lake County property tax levy freeze and providing for region economic development projects, and House Bill 1585, capping Calumet Township poor relief spending and creating a route for Griffith to leave the township.
The Indiana Constitution gives the governor seven days to act on legislation after he receives it from the General Assembly.
Saturday is the deadline for these two proposals.
Pence said both are under "active consideration," but noted that one of them is "somewhat controversial" and therefore getting extra scrutiny.
He did not say which.
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