INDIANAPOLIS – Today at the Indiana Women’s Prison, Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and First Lady Janet Holcomb participated in a ribbon cutting to mark the start of a new program called The Last Mile, which will teach a class of women offenders at the facility valuable coding skills they can …
Read More »USDA Announces Funding Strategy to Combat Opioid Addiction in Rural America Based on Donnelly’s Bipartisan Package
Indianapolis, Ind. – Today, Senator Joe Donnelly welcomed the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announcement that the agency will give funding priority in two key grant programs to help combat the opioid epidemic in rural communities. USDA will be giving priority funding to Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant (DLT) …
Read More »Save Yourself the Trouble; Be Honest on Your Taxes
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) continues to partner with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to share the top tax filing season concerns referred to as the “IRS Dirty Dozen” tax scams for 2018. Claiming income that was not earned in order to maximize refundable tax credits is …
Read More »Indiana Conservation Officers Search for Missing Columbus Man
Columbus- Indiana Conservation Officers and the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office are currently searching for a missing Columbus man. Keygan Matlock, 26, of Columbus, last had communication with friends and family yesterday morning at approximately 10:30 a.m. During these conversations, Matlock spoke of kayaking the Driftwood or Flatrock Rivers near Columbus. …
Read More »Crouch announces $11M awarded to 21 rural communities
STATEHOUSE (April 5, 2018) – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch along with the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced today that more than $11 million in federal grant funding is being awarded to 21 rural Hoosier communities. “We must continue to provide support for our rural communities if we want …
Read More »Rokita: The Era of Leaving Our Border Open Is Over
DANVILLE, IN — Congressman Todd Rokita made the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order sending National Guard troops to protect our southern border due to illegal immigrants flooding across our border, and Congress’s failure to fund the wall: “From day one, I have been a firm supporter …
Read More »Vehicle Eluding Police Crashes Causing Injuries and Death
Indianapolis, IN- Tuesday April 3, 2018, at 7:16 p.m., a trooper assigned to the Indianapolis District attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a 1999 Oldsmobile sedan traveling on East 16th Street at North Post Road for a traffic violation. The driver of the vehicle, later identified as Mark Padgett, …
Read More »Indiana Department of Revenue Warns Against Falsely Padding Deductions
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) continues to partner with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to share the top tax filing season concerns referred to as the “IRS Dirty Dozen” tax scams for 2018. The eighth scam in the 12-part series is falsely inflating deductions or expenses on …
Read More »Watch out for Tax Preparers Pushing Business Credit Claims
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) continues to partner with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to share the top tax filing season concerns referred to as the “IRS Dirty Dozen” tax scams for 2018. The seventh scam in the 12-part series is making improper claims for business credits, …
Read More »Pennsylvania Man Arrested for Transporting Drugs
Putnam County—On Tuesday afternoon, April 03 at approximately 12:35, an Indiana State Police Trooper, assigned to the Drug Enforcement Section, stopped a vehicle for a following too close violation on eastbound Interstate 70 near the 30 mile marker. During the traffic stop, indicators of possible criminal activity were detected and …
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