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Dunes Speaker Sparks House Lobbyist Protest in Indiana
Indiana House sessions sparked a clash over an appearance by Joseph Farina, executive director of the Northwest Indiana Council for Industrial Development, who urged repeal of federal park legislation for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Critics labeled him an unregistered lobbyist and accused Bowen of allowing a biased speaker during a recess. Bills to develop the Grand Calumet River and port improvements followed, aiming to expand state canal and river development with federal funds.
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Indianapolis
UPD
Indiana House
Indiana
LaPorte County
Sgroup
Lake Michigan
Burns Waterway
Farina
John Shawley
Michigan City
Port-Park
Richard D. Bell
LaPorte
Bell
Shawley
Bodine
Woast
Speaker
Glenn Spenker
R-Monticello
Ben Lesniak
Chicago
Grand Calumet River
Indiana Port Commission
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