An Indiana House bill requiring the city of Gary to pay more than $12 million to East Chicago and Michigan City is one step closer to reaching Gov. Mike Braun’s desk. The Indiana Senate appropriations committee unanimously passed and approved amendments to House Bill 1448. The bill, authored by Rep. Hal Slager, R-Schererville, addresses a state comptroller’s mistake with supplemental payments that were added into state law during the 2019 sessio…