INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced several new appointments and reappointments to various state boards and commissions. Board of Directors of the Department of Financial Institutions The Governor made one new appointment to the board, with a term expiring June 30, 2020: Benjamin Bochnowski (Munster), president and CEO …
Read More »Watch Out for Phone Calls Impersonating DOR or the IRS!
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) is warning taxpayers to be on alert when getting phone calls claiming they have unpaid tax bills. These phone calls are often scams designed to threaten individuals with some sort of law enforcement or legal action in order to get them to …
Read More »January Indiana Employment Report
INDIANAPOLIS (March 11, 2019) – Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.5 percent for January and remains lower than the national rate of 4.0 percent. With the exception of one month when it was equal (October 2014), Indiana’s unemployment rate now has been below the U.S. rate for more than five years. The monthly unemployment rate is a …
Read More »Large donation is big hit for tiny community
A large anonymous donation has nearly fulfilled a campaign in a tiny central Indiana community to rebuild baseball fields that host a thriving youth league—a league with nearly as many players as the town has residents. Amo has only 422 people, but its Cascade Youth League serves more than 300 …
Read More »Don’t Take the Bait! Phishing Schemes Ramp up During Tax Season
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) advises all taxpayers to not “take the bait” this tax season as fraudsters use their phishing schemes to gain access to personal financial information, including tax refunds. “Phishing schemes come in many shapes and sizes,” explained DOR Commissioner Adam Krupp. “Tax season …
Read More »IMPD Homicide Detectives Make Arrest in Missing Persons Investigation
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Homicide detectives arrest thirty-six-year-old Rachel McAfee for her alleged involvement in the death of Emma McAfee. On March 5, 2019, just after 2:56p.m., officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were dispatched to the 2600 Block of Stanford Court on a call to …
Read More »Gov. Holcomb announces more Hoosiers skilling up beyond high school
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb will attend his first meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board in Washington D.C. today where he will share that more Hoosiers are achieving education and training beyond high school due in part to his Next Level Jobs initiative. “Indiana’s greatest asset is …
Read More »Man Illegally Kills Large Buck in Dubois County
Indiana Conservation Officers are reporting that a Dubois County man has been convicted of illegally taking what most hunters would consider a buck of a lifetime. Mark Gill, age 56, of Holland, harvested a non-typical 20 point buck with more than 200 inches of antler during the 2016 season after …
Read More »CollegeChoice 529 Joins National Campaign to Address Student Debt
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (March 5, 2019) – CollegeChoice 529 is joining a 27-state effort to take on the student debt problem in a national campaign launched March 4. The aim of the campaign, led by the 529 College Savings Plans Network, is to limit college debt for new generations by helping families …
Read More »DOR Processes Over 100 Individual Tax Returns a Minute
INDIANAPOLIS –Indianapolis is often associated with speed given that the Indy 500 is the greatest spectacle in racing. Speed is often not associated with the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR)—that is, until it’s tax refund time. DOR has already processed over 1.4 million individual tax returns this season—processing over 100 …
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