Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) today spoke on the House floor about Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore David Long and recognized his 22 years of public service. Click here to view Congressman Banks’ speech. Text of the speech follows: Mr. Speaker, tomorrow the 2018 session of the Indiana …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly again highlighted the importance of a clear vision and strategy for North Korea that effectively leverages the whole of American diplomatic, economic, and military power in a blog post. Donnelly, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee and as Ranking Member of …

WASHINGTON, DC — This morning, Congressman Todd Rokita introduced a resolution condemning Loius Farrakhan for promoting ideas that create animosity and anger towards Jewish Americans and the Jewish religion, while also condemning all manifestations of expressions of racism, anti-Semitism, and ethnic or religious intolerance. “There is no place in our civil discourse …

INDIANAPOLIS –On Friday, March 16, 2018, beginning at 11:30 a.m., the IAC Sports Foundation 38th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade –presented by the Hoosier Lottery will begin. This year’s parade promises to be fun and exciting. Here a few things to remember before you arrive downtown – Indianapolis for the …

Putnamville—Indiana State Police troopers from the Putnamville District will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint this upcoming weekend. The exact location and time will not be released. Motorists that are not impaired can expect only short delays of 2-3 minutes while passing through the checkpoint. Troopers will also be conducting extra …

INDIANAPOLIS (March 13, 2018) ─ A new survey of securities regulators by the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), of which the Indiana Secretary of State’s office is a member, underscores why regulators, the industry and investors, especially Millennials, must step up to be vigilant amid the rapid pace of …

Vigo County – Indiana State Police detectives continue to investigate and document the death of Terre Haute homicide suspect, 36-year-old Michael R. Reynolds, who was shot by members of the Indiana State Police SWAT team on March 6, 2018. After initially refusing to come out of the residence, located at …

Small farm operations and backyard growers across Hendricks County now have a new soil health initiative to pursue. The initiative provides technical and cost-share assistance to improve soil health and water quality through a variety of soil conservation practices. Specific practices that are encouraged and applicable for matching grant funds …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Sasse (R-NE) and Tim Scott (R-SC) have introduced the Senate companion to the Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act, legislation recently introduced by Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03). This legislation would provide military families with the option of establishing an education savings account (ESA).  …

STATEHOUSE (March 12, 2018) – Indiana Grown reached a new milestone with 1,000 members joining the initiative since its July 2015 launch, according to Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch, Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. Since its inception, the goal of the statewide agriculture initiative has been to help consumers more …