INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today issued a proclamation (attached) calling a special session of the 120th Indiana General Assembly Monday, May 14, 2018. The Constitution of the State of Indiana provides that the governor may call a special session at his discretion if he believes public welfare requires …

BROWNSBURG – Construction on the redesign project for N. Green Street in the downtown redevelopment area begins May 14.  Both lanes of the road will be closed to traffic north of Lucas Drive to 56th Street through 4th quarter 2018. N. Green south of Lucas Drive will be open to …

BRAZIL, IND. (April 20, 2018) – Inmates at Indiana state prisons have raised $2,500 for the new Indiana Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch now under construction for future law enforcement officers, at-risk kids, young witnesses, victims and survivors of crime. Offenders raised funds in a variety of ways to benefit the not-for-profit Youth …

Vigo County—Thursday afternoon at approximately 3:25, Indiana State Police and Terre Haute City Police and Fire units responded to a three vehicle crash in the northbound lanes of Fruitridge Avenue near the railroad tracks north of Maple Avenue. Preliminary investigation revealed three Vigo County School Corporation buses were stopped in …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly today welcomed a $10.9 million federal grant to Indiana aimed at combatting the opioid epidemic. The grant comes in the second round of funding from the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act, which Donnelly pushed for and helped pass into law. Last year, Indiana …

STATEHOUSE (April 19, 2018) – Today, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch announced six regions as finalists for the 2018 Stellar Communities Program.  Launched in 2011, the Stellar Communities Program is a multi-year, multi-million dollar investment initiative led by the Office of Community and Rural Affairs, which is overseen by Crouch. The program …

INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb has submitted Indiana’s 156 Opportunity Zone nominations to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. The federal Opportunity Zone program was created in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and provides federal capital gains tax incentives to attract private sector investment to low-income urban …

BOONE, CLINTON AND TIPPECANOE COUNTIES, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces the I-65 project will close two separate ramps for resurfacing beginning Friday, April 20 at 10 p.m. through Monday, April 23.  The two ramps are:                 –State Road 28 northbound entrance ramp to I-65, reopening by …

Vigo County—Last night at 10:45, Indiana State Police Trooper Brad Fyfe witnessed a silver Chevrolet Silverado pickup turn west onto Ohio Street from 3rd St (US 41). Ohio Street is one-way eastbound. Trooper Fyfe activated his emergency lighting to stop the pickup, but the Silverado turned south through the parking …

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) today spoke on the House floor in support of efforts to end Planned Parenthood’s access to Title X family planning funds. Click here to view Congressman Banks’ speech.  Text of the speech follows: Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of changes …