INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb has issued a disaster emergency for 11 Indiana counties in response to widespread flooding and infrastructure damage caused by sustained heavy rainfall.   The governor signed an executive order to include Carroll, Dearborn, Elkhart, Fulton, Lake, Marshall, Perry, St. Joseph, Starke, Switzerland and White …

INDIANAPOLIS – In partnership with the College Board and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE), the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) announced today another year of increases in the number of Advanced Placement (AP) exams offered, as well as the number of students taking and passing AP exams. “Preparing …

BROWNSBURG – The Town of Brownsburg will restrict N. Green Street traffic between Main Street and 56th Street to one-way northbound only while utility relocation is underway ahead of the street redesign project. Signs are in place to alert motorists that the road will be closed to southbound traffic on …

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– Beginning this week crews will prepare the northern segment of the I-69 construction zone for closures and restrictions that will begin as early as February 26 and remain in place until July.  All work is dependent on both the weather and availability of asphalt paving material.  Crews will …

Your Indiana State Police is joining law-enforcement agencies across Indiana this March to increase dangerous and impaired driving patrols for the NCAA Tournament and St. Patrick’s Day. Last year, the weekend beginning St. Patrick’s Day had the highest number crashes involving impaired drivers. With March 17, 2018 falling on a …

Indianapolis, Ind. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly announced today that, as promised, he has donated his pay for the three days that the federal government was shut down last month. The pay, worth $940, was donated to ten food banks across Indiana. Donnelly helped craft a deal last month to …

INDIANAPOLIS (February 22, 2018) — Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson and the Indiana Department of Revenue have joined together to create a seminar which provides information that is beneficial and valuable to the success of Indiana Auto Dealers.   The intent of this training seminar is to alleviate confusion …

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Jennifer McCormick, today issued a letter to the Indiana General Assembly and the State’s U.S. Senators and Representatives urging them to act on addressing school safety in Indiana. “As I previously stated, we are heartbroken over yet another mass shooting which took …

INDIANAPOLIS—Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced several new appointments and reappointments to various state boards and commissions.  Indiana Commission for Higher Education The governor made one new appointment to the Commission for Higher Education: Mike Alley (Carmel), chairman and owner of Patriot Investments, LLC and former commissioner of the Indiana …

Indianapolis, Ind. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement on the proposed rule from the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services, which would continue the Administration’s efforts to undermine health insurance markets and raise health care costs for Hoosiers, while failing to offer protections for …