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Residents urge protections for immigrants, warn of Medicaid cuts and praise Indiana tobacco tax increase during public comment
Summary
During the council’s public-comment period, multiple residents and local advocates addressed immigration enforcement concerns, urged federal representatives to protect Medicaid, and praised recent state cigarette-tax increases as public‑health progress.
The council reserved the first 30 minutes of its meeting for public comment, and a range of residents and advocates used the time to press federal, state and local concerns. Speakers addressed immigration enforcement, proposed changes to federal civil‑service rules, Medicaid funding risks, and public‑health measures related to tobacco taxes.
Several speakers criticized recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions nationally and urged local protections. John Packmeier, who identified himself with Indivisible Wabash Valley, said ICE has “rounded up hundreds of migrants” and alleged extreme actions including rendition; he urged the council to find ways to protect the community. Stacy (Cesia) Hine reported that ICE raids have been reported in…
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