(INDIANAPOLIS) – The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) was nationally recognized today for having “the best sales tax practices amongst all states” by the Council of State Taxation (COST). Indiana DOR received an A- on COST’s grading scale. COST serves as a non-profit trade association based in Washington, D.C. consisting …
Read More »Town of Brownsburg seeks applicants for Board of Zoning Appeals
The Town of Brownsburg is seeking applications from residents who are interested in serving on the Board of Zoning Appeals. The BZA deals with granting variances and special exceptions/conditional uses and handles appeals from administrative decisions. The board meets the second Monday of every month at 7 p.m. Live video …
Read More »Gov. Holcomb to Pitch Indiana’s Business Climate to International Audiences in May
INDIANAPOLIS (April 20, 2018) – Governor Eric J. Holcomb will continue strengthening the state’s global partnerships in May, working to generate new economic development opportunities for Indiana and new job commitments for Hoosiers. The governor will lead delegations to Israel and Europe and will take the inaugural nonstop flight from Charles …
Read More »Have a premier golfing experience, only in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (April 20, 2018) – The Pete Dye Golf Trail is a one-of-a-kind collection of golf courses, you’ll only find in Indiana. Dye is considered in many circles to be the most influential golf course architect of the last five decades. While best known for epic designs like the TPC …
Read More »March Indiana Employment Report
INDIANAPOLIS (April 20, 2018) – Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.2 percent for March and remains lower than the national rate of 4.1 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 four years. The monthly unemployment …
Read More »Gov. Holcomb Calls Lawmakers Back for Special Session May 14
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 …
Read More »North Green Street Redesign Construction in Brownsburg Starts May 14
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 …
Read More »Prison Inmates Raise Funds for Indiana Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch
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 …
Read More »Three Vehicle Crash in Terre Haute Involves School Bus
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 …
Read More »Donnelly Welcomes $10.9 Million Federal Grant to Combat Opioid Epidemic
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 …
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