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🌱 Could La Porte ban marijuana shops even if Indiana legalizes them?

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In today's newsletter:

  • Could La Porte ban marijuana shops even if Indiana legalizes them?
  • How Microsoft’s data center deal could reshape La Porte’s future
  • When and where La Porte families can get free food in June

Also on today's calendar: Lunch on the Fly: LaPorte Municipal Airport (PPO).

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 64. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• La Porte Urged to Ban Marijuana if Legalized (hometownnewsnow.com) — La Porte city leaders are being urged to preemptively block marijuana dispensaries if Indiana legalizes sales, with a former police chief warning about potential over-saturation of shops. The request came during Monday night’s City Council meeting, as state lawmakers prepare to debate medical marijuana in January and residents consider how any future legalization could affect local storefronts and neighborhoods.
   

• La Porte shares Microsoft agreement details for 245,000-square-foot data cebter (indianaeconomicdigest.net) — La Porte officials have finalized an infrastructure agreement with Microsoft for a massive data center campus that will bring new tax revenue, stormwater improvements, and school funding to the community. Microsoft will pay millions toward city services, road impacts, ecological restoration, and $1 million to La Porte Community School Corp. for AI education, helping offset future property tax revenue losses.
   

• Food Bank of Northern Indiana Mobile Food Distributions for June 2026 (wimsradio.com) — Residents in La Porte can access a free drive-through mobile food distribution on Friday, June 26 at First Church of God on East Lincolnway, serving 150 households while supplies last. The Food Bank of Northern Indiana also lists similar June distributions across nearby counties, all offering pre-boxed items for those needing food assistance.
   

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  • I’m trying to find a good home for a young male cat that was left behind after his owner passed away.
    I don’t have many details only that she passed away-cats were left abandoned inside the home, some died, some were caught and taken to animal control… (Nextdoor North La Porte)
  • Searching for a reliable and safe storage unit (preferably gated).
    We have 2 storage units at the former Mini Storage Depot, now Extra Space Storage, on Hwy 20 in Michigan City. The new owners, Extra Space Storage,… (Nextdoor Laporte Street)
  • The Retail Odyssey Company posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in La Porte. Apply here.
  • Focus Workforce Management posted a job opening for Food Production Associate Jobs | La Porte IN in La Porte. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near La Porte here.

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  • Gas prices continue to plummet around the state (max983.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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