Month: January 2014

    A Public Forum Is It Time to Raise the Minimum Wage?   Is it possible to live on the income from a minimum-wage job? Would raising the minimum wage increase unemployment? What bills have been introduced in the Indiana Legislature and the US Congress to raise the minimum wage?  7 pm, Tuesday, February 18, 2014…

    Housing is considered to be "affordable" if it costs less than 30% of a family's income. Does the South Bend area need more affordable housing?  If so, what can we do about it?   Public Forum on Affordable Housing 7 pm, Tuesday, January 21, 2014 LaSalle Branch Library (3232 W Ardmore Trail, SB)   Discussion…