INDIANAPOLIS (April 17, 2020) — In response to recommendations from Governor Eric Holcomb, Secretary of State Connie Lawson, and the leadership of Indiana’s major political parties, the Indiana Election Commission has issued an order implementing policy changes for the June 2nd Primary Election. This follows a previous order issued March …

INDIANAPOLIS (April 16, 2020) — This evening, the Public Works Committee of the City-County Council voted in support of Proposal 142, new ordinance language that will advance plans to repair and improve the infrastructure of 38th Street. The Purple Line project, planned to go out to bid in early 2021, is …

INDIANAPOLIS – Many tax myths circulate each year about filing individual income taxes leading to tax problems down the road. To avoid processing delays and future issues, the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) is busting five common myths about individual income taxes. Myth 1: Filing taxes is voluntary.Truth: Whether taxpayers …

INDIANAPOLIS (April 17, 2020) – Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.2 percent for March and remains lower than the national rate of 4.4 percent. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicator that reflects the number of unemployed people seeking employment within the prior four weeks as a percentage …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) has recently announced several tax filing and payment deadline extensions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, filing and payment requirements and dates for taxes collected by businesses remain unchanged. All recently announced extensions for state individual and corporate tax filing …

INDIANAPOLIS — Today, Governors Eric J. Holcomb (IN), Gretchen Whitmer (MI), Mike DeWine (OH), Tony Evers (WI), Tim Walz (MN), JB Pritzker (IL), and Andy Beshear (KY) announced that they will work in close coordination to reopen the economy in the Midwest region. The governors said, “We are doing everything …

INDIANAPOLIS – The proactive efforts by the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) to prioritize its tax refund fraud and identity theft prevention program has resulted in a drastic halt in increased fraud attempts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a single day, April 8, 2020, DOR’s fraud team …

INDIANAPOLIS — This morning, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) and the Leath family will lay to rest fallen Officer Breann “Bre” Leath. Officer Leath was killed April 9 while responding to a call for help related to a domestic disturbance. Officer Leath is remembered as a mother, a daughter, a …

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana residents who need help feeding their families during the COVID-19 pandemic will have greater access to assistance from food banks and pantries through a Disaster Household Distribution program approved by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). The disaster distribution program uses commodity foods from The Emergency …

INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb today signed an executive order to allow pharmacy students who have successfully completed all required course work to join the fight against COVID-19. The executive order 20-21 allows those pharmacy students to apply for a temporary license with the Professional Licensing Agency. Also under …