INDIANAPOLIS (March 12, 2018) – Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.3 percent for December 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 …

There are real threats to all digital technologies, including those used to run elections. Election officials across the country are working day and night to identify, mitigate, and deter these threats. Our efforts seek to improve the overall security of election systems to ensure your votes remain safe and the process …

Vigo County—Today, troopers from the Putnamville Post, along with some of their family members, took time out of their busy day to provide fun and fellowship to a group of men and women with disabilities at the local Terre Haute Happiness Bag Facility. For the past several years, various troopers …

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (March 11, 2018) – The traffic shift in the northern section of the I-69 Section 5 construction zone was put in place on March 3, and connections from SR 37 to both Pine Boulevard and Turkey Track Road (also called Old SR 37 South) were permanently closed.  Motorists …

DANVILLE, IN — Following today’s incredible jobs report showing 313,000 new jobs added to the economy, Congressman Todd Rokita released this statement on how it is the latest indicator of the success of President Trump’s tax reform: “This jobs report is further proof of how President Trump’s tax reform is delivering for hardworking Hoosiers,” …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) announced the Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act, bipartisan legislation that would address the ongoing shortage of professionals needed to provide treatment and recovery services as communities combat the opioid abuse epidemic. The bill …

INDIANAPOLIS –On Thursday, March 8, 2018, at approximately 6:39 p.m., officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were dispatched to 530 N. Tacoma Avenue on a call of a person shot.  When officers arrived they met with Indianapolis EMS, who attempted lifesaving procedures, but the male succumbed to his …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement after President Trump signed Section 232 proclamations regarding steel and aluminum.   Donnelly said, “Trade is critical for Indiana’s economy—from our manufacturers to our farmers—but it must be fair. For too long Hoosier workers have fought unfair competition from countries …

BROWNSBURG – Fleet Maintenance Supervisor Aaron Starr has been named the Town of Brownsburg’s Employee of the Year. Starr was honored by the community and his co-workers at an awards luncheon hosted annually by the Brownsburg Rotary Club. Employee of the year candidates are nominated by their peers. Starr’s nomination …

INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today signed SEA 360 at the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent. The bill requires the Indiana State Department of Health to certify levels of care for mothers and babies at hospitals and birthing centers. Joining him at the signing were State Health …