INDIANAPOLIS – On March 1, 2018 at approximately 5:58 a.m., Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officers responded to the 600 block of Eugene Street reference two people shot.  When the officers arrived on scene they located an adult female and an adult male with apparent gunshot wounds. The female was …

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Downtown Narcotics detectives and Flex Team officers executed three search warrants which led to the confiscation of 5 handguns, nearly 10 pounds of synthetic marijuana, over $5,000 in cash, several drug paraphernalia items and four arrests. These arrests were as a direct result …

INDIANAPOLIS (March 1, 2018) – Earthwave Technologies, a provider of telematics solutions for heavy equipment contractors, announced plans today to expand its operations in Indianapolis, creating up to 56 new jobs by 2022. “Hoosier businesses continue to be at the forefront of creating 21st century solutions for companies around the …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly met today with representatives from a number of medical device manufacturers from Indiana to discuss his successful efforts to suspend the medical device tax. Donnelly remains committed to fully repealing the tax as it impairs the ability of medical device manufacturers, in Indiana …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) announced bipartisan legislation that would extend the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) national emission standards timeline for brick, clay, and tile producers for up to two years. The legislation would ensure businesses have the necessary time and certainty to …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement today in response to a new study from the independent Urban Institute showing the harm that continued sabotage efforts by the Administration are having on health care premiums in Indiana and across the country. According to the study, Indiana’s …

INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 27, 2018) – GEICO, one of the fastest-growing automotive insurers in the U.S., announced plans today to expand its operations in central Indiana, creating up to 1,474 new jobs by the end of 2022. “Here in Indiana, we have earned a reputation as a destination for business,” Governor …

INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today added seven counties to the disaster emergency he declared Feb. 24 in response to widespread flooding and infrastructure damage caused by sustained heavy rainfall. The governor signed a new executive order to include Benton, Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Jefferson, Spencer and Warrick counties—in addition …

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is asking citizens, developers, investors and government and community leaders to recommend census tracts for federal designation as Opportunity Zones. The goal of this new federal program, created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, is to revitalize low-income communities with tax incentives …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has kicked off a day and night pothole blitz for the next several days to address the rising number of potholes on the interstates. Multiple crews will be out addressing the following interstates:    I-65 From 38th Street collector to County Line …