INDIANAPOLIS—Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced several new appointments and reappointments to various state boards and commissions.   Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board The governor made six reappointments to the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board, with terms that expire June 30, 2022: David Lasco (Crown Point), representing business and industry …

INDIANAPOLIS (July 12, 2018) – Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson will travel the state educating citizens on investment fraud using a variation on BINGO. The game is designed to educate Hoosiers on how to avoid falling prey to fraudsters. All events are free and will include prizes and refreshments. …

INDIANAPOLIS (July 13, 2018) – SalesPond, a global lead generation, sales, data and marketing solutions provider, announced plans today to establish its first U.S.-based location in Indiana, creating 36 new, high-wage jobs by 2023. “Indiana is quickly establishing itself as a thriving and competitive hub for technology, gaining recognition across the …

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 …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will begin partial closures on I-465 between I-70 and I-65 on the city’s southwest side for approximately 18 days to complete pavement and bridge repairs beginning in September. The construction contract for this project will be awarded in August. The scope of …

(Wabash County, IN)- On June 28, 2018 at approximately 10:00 p.m. the Indiana State Police in Peru was notified by the Wabash County Sheriff Department of a decomposing body found by a fisherman on Department of Natural Resources Property near CR 450 W and Old Slocum Trail in Wabash County. Through …

Clay County—This afternoon around 2:00, Indiana State Police and Clay County emergency agencies responded to the rural intersection of County Roads 1100 South and 225 East, for a two-vehicle collision involving a motorist and a Clay County Sheriff’s Deputy. Preliminary investigation revealed a 2011 Dodge Challenger, driven by 64-year-old Roger …