INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) is looking for schools and qualified community organizations to participate in the 2018 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Organizations may also consider partnering with an existing sponsor such as a school corporation to open a meal service site in areas where children …
Read More »Indy Region Attracts More Than 15,000 New Jobs, $1.8B in Investment in 2017
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Recent news that the Indianapolis metro is a finalist for the massive Amazon HQ2 project continues strong economic momentum from 2017 into the New Year, according to the business attraction arm of the Indy Chamber. The Indy Partnership reports approximately 15,250 new job commitments and more than $1.8B …
Read More »Indiana Healthy Indiana Plan extended for one month
Governor Eric Holcomb said today Indiana has received an extension to continue operation of the state’s Healthy Indiana Plan through Feb. 28. The current HIP program was set to expire Jan. 31. “We had hoped to receive approval of our expanded HIP program by Wednesday. We’re close but we are …
Read More »Governor Holcomb Invites Female High Schoolers to Join CyberStart Competition
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is inviting female high school students to explore their interest in the computer science and technology field by joining the Girls Go CyberStart program. CyberStart is an online series of challenges that allow students to solve cybersecurity-related puzzles and explore exciting, relevant topics, such as cryptography and digital forensics. “Technology is …
Read More »Unemployment Insurance Fraud Investigation Yields Eight Convictions
INDIANAPOLIS (January 29, 2018) – The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) receives wage reports and new hire data from Hoosier employers documenting who is employed and receiving compensation. The agency’s unemployment insurance fraud investigation taskforce examines claims of individuals who intentionally provide false, misreported or unreported information in order …
Read More »Governor Holcomb issues moratorium on CBD enforcement and extends education period
INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb offered the following statement Friday regarding his decision to extend the state excise police education period for CBD oil products as well as the moratorium on issuing citations or removing CBD oil products from retailers: I said back in November that I was open …
Read More »Holcomb, Crouch announce Next Level Veterans initiative
STATEHOUSE (Jan. 26, 2018) – Today, Governor Eric J. Holcomb joined Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch to unveil Indiana’s Next Level Veterans initiative. This new statewide program brings together public and private organizations to recruit, employ and connect discharging military personnel to Indiana and retain veterans who are already in the …
Read More »Rokita: Thanks To Trump Tax Cuts, FedEx Investing $1.5 billion in Indiana
DANVILLE, IN — Following Friday’s news that FedEx is investing $1.5 billion to expand their Indianapolis hub thanks to the recently passed tax reform, Congressman Todd Rokita released this statement: “This $1.5 billion investment in Indiana from FedEx is a testament to President Trump’s tax cuts and what happens when you unleash …
Read More »IMPD homicide detectives investigating after a man found dead in his residence
INDIANAPOLIS-Just after 9:30 a.m. on January 26, 2018 Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department(IMPD) dispatched to a residential robbery in the 1800 block of Inisheer Court. Officers located a male in the residence with apparent trauma to his body. Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services (IEMS) responded and pronounced the male …
Read More »Donnelly Announces Lebanon’s Taylor Nielsen as State of the Union Guest
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly today announced Taylor Nielsen of Lebanon, Indiana, as his guest to President Trump’s first State of the Union speech, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, January 30. Nielsen is a member of the Lebanon Police Department. In 2016, Nielsen arrived at a horrifying …
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