Indianapolis, Ind. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly today lauded the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for its new practice of publicly posting information on the number of opioid prescriptions from VA pharmacies. The VA is the first hospital system in the nation to publicly release this data, which does not …

Indiana, – Recently, Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division troopers, Motor Carrier Inspectors, and MCSAP qualified troopers participated in an enforcement project with our surrounding state commercial vehicle divisions. Formerly known as the Tri-State Commercial Vehicle Initiative, the name has been changed to reflect the addition of Illinois to …

Earlier this week, the Republican Caucus announced our agenda for the 2018 legislative session. Over the next two months, we will work to fight the drug epidemic, improve workforce development, support Indiana schools, reform civil forfeiture laws, and pursue many other important matters. To accomplish these goals, the following bills …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education today announced income eligibility guidelines, including household size, for the free and reduced-price school meals and milk programs. The programs were created to support students unable to pay the full price for meals or milk served under the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, U.S. Senator Todd Young, and U.S. Representative Jim Banks (IN-03) today urged the Department of Defense to consider increasing the military’s basic allowance for housing (BAH) in the Fort Wayne area. BAH is a monthly allowance paid to servicemembers on active duty, including …

INDIANAPOLIS–The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) has created an “E-Commerce Exchange Zone” at each district headquarters and encourages community members to use the front parking lots or lobby (if available) when meeting people to complete their online purchases and transactions. As more people conduct private business transactions online, there has …

Danville,  IN – Sycamore Services, Inc., has received a grant of 7.5 million under Lilly Endowment Inc.’s latest round of financial sustainability grants to central Indiana human services agencies. This grant is one of 10 grants totaling $80 million that are designed to help agencies that serve persons with disabilities …

Jackson County-Wednesday morning, shortly after 4:30 am, the Indiana State Police responded to a personal injury crash on I-65 Southbound near the 43 mile marker.  As a result of the crash, a hazardous material spill and tractor trailer fire led to lanes of I-65 being closed for nearly seventeen hours. …

INDIANAPOLIS –Just after 8:00 a.m., on January 10, 2018, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were called to the 2900 block of N. Delaware Street reference a disturbance.  When officers arrived they located an adult male who was lying in the street who appeared to be shot.  Officers …

Washington, D.C. – Today, President Trump signed into law U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly and Todd Young’s Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act. Donnelly and Young introduced the bill in the Senate in early April and it passed unanimously in May. U.S. Representatives Susan Brooks (IN-05) and Val Demings (FL-10) …