State News

INDIANAPOLIS (July 25, 2018) – Governor Eric J. Holcomb welcomed Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó to his office today to sign a cooperative agreement in support of a partnership between the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana and Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Budapest, Hungary. …

Vigo and Putnam Counties—Wednesday morning at 10:58, Indiana State Police Master Trooper Polly Blackburn was patrolling US 41 in southern Vigo County, when she came upon a two-vehicle crash in the southbound lanes of US 41 at State Road 246.  Preliminary investigation reveals 21-year-old Carl Melchert of Fairbanks, IN., was …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and David Perdue (R-Ga.), today introduced the bipartisan STOP Using Human Shields Act. The bill would impose sanctions on those who use or facilitate …

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) today released the following statement after voting for the Protect Medical Innovation Act, which would permanently repeal the medical device tax: “With this vote, we are one step closer to repealing this tax once and for all. Arguably, no one has been hurt …

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly announced his support today for the bipartisan Improving Access to Maternity Care Act. The legislation seeks to help reduce the shortage of obstetrical services in underserved and rural areas. Currently, 32 Indiana counties lack hospital-based obstetrical services, which can result in Hoosiers being …

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (July 24, 2018) — Next week, Treasurer Kelly Mitchell will begin a month long tour of PSAPs (Public Safety Answering Points) around the Hoosier state. As the Indiana Treasurer of State, Mitchell is the only treasurer in the country to chair a 911 board.  “My role on the Statewide 911 …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, today at a Senate Banking Committee hearing, discussed a number of consumer protections that became law as part of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act in late May, and questioned witnesses about progress in implementing the protections. Donnelly negotiated, co-wrote, …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Bob Casey (D-PA), requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) examine the relationship between labor force participation rates and substance use, and review state and federal policies that may affect this trend. In recent years, the labor force participation …

Washington, D.C. – During a House Veterans’ Affairs Committee business meeting, Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) was named chairman of the newly established Subcommittee on Technology Modernization. The subcommittee will provide oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) electronic health records transition and other enterprise technology modernization projects. “I am …

INDIANAPOLIS (July 10, 2018) – Treasurer of State Kelly Mitchell today announced assets in the state’s tax-advantaged CollegeChoice 529 education savings program have exceeded $4.5 billion, an increase of more than $1.6 billion during her tenure in office. As a result of the milestone, Direct and Advisor Plan participants will …