INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will close two ramps of I-65 to I-465 on the south side for guardrail repairs starting on Tuesday, March 27 (tomorrow), weather permitting. Between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., crews will close the I-65 southbound to I-465 eastbound ramp. …
Read More »Gov. Holcomb requests federal flexibility to implement his plan for the state’s workforce
INDIANAPOLIS (March 26, 2018) – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb on Friday sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta requesting approval for a waiver that will allow the new Governor’s Workforce Cabinet to fill the role of Indiana’s federally-mandated state workforce development board. The Governor’s Workforce Cabinet was …
Read More »Americans For Tax Reform Endorses Rokita’s CRUMBS Act
WASHINGTON D.C. — Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) has officially endorsed Congressman Rokita’s Creating Real and Useful Middle-Class Benefits and Savings (CRUMBS) Act. The bill makes bonuses received in 2018 tax-free up to $2,500, translating to real help for hard working middle-class families. The legislation follows the passage of President Trump’s …
Read More »Project on I-74 will overlay six bridges in Hendricks County beginning April 2nd
HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a construction project on I-74 will begin on or after Monday, April 2. This project will overlay six bridge decks on I-74 near Brownsburg. I-74 will be restricted to one 11’ lane in each direction. This restriction is scheduled to …
Read More »I-69 Section 5 construction update for week of March 26
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (March 25, 2018) – INDOT reminds motorists that online GPS mapping services may not have the most current information about conditions within the I-69 Section 5 construction zone. Following instructions from mapping apps, especially those pertaining to access roads and potential “short cuts,” could direct motorists into areas …
Read More »One person dead after weekend shooting at Meijer store
INDIANAPOLIS –On March 24, 2018, at 8:14 p.m., Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) responded to Meijer grocery store located on the 5300 block of Pike Plaza Road on a report of a person shot. Officers located an unresponsive male later identified as Steven L. Wills with an apparent …
Read More »Following Too Closely Yields Marijuana and Two Arrests
Putnam County—This morning at approximately 10:00, an Indiana State Police Trooper from the Putnamville District, spotted a 2018 Ford Expedition SUV following another vehicle too closely on eastbound Interstate 70 near the 36 mile marker. The SUV was stopped and several indicators of possible criminal activity were noted, including a …
Read More »Donnelly’s Bipartisan Addiction Treatment Workforce Bill, Resources to Combat Opioid Abuse Signed Into Law as Part of Government Funding Legislation
Granger, Ind. – A number of measures that U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly has either introduced or supported to combat the opioid abuse epidemic were signed into law by President Trump today as part of the bipartisan government funding bill. The law includes funds to support the addiction treatment workforce through …
Read More »Gov. Holcomb signs bill to encourage Indiana’s growing tech sector
INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today signed SEA 257 into law at DemandJump—an Indianapolis-based software as a service company. The bill exempts software as a service from state sales tax, making Indiana one of only four states in the nation to do so. “This was an issue I didn’t …
Read More »INDOT Plans Plow Truck Full Call Out for Weekend Wintry Mix
The Indiana Department of Transportation plans a full call out of plow trucks across east central Indiana to address the wintry mix predicted for the weekend. The National Weather Service is forecasting 3 to 7 inches of snow and some mixing of sleet and freezing rain. INDOT plans to bring …
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