INDIANAPOLIS—Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced several new appointments and reappointments to various state boards and commissions.  Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority Board of Directors The governor made one new appointment to the board of directors for the Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority: Tim Fesko (Dyer), former member of the Indiana House …

INDIANAPOLIS–On January 13, 2018, at approximately 4:17 a.m., Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were dispatched to the 3700 block of North Wallace Avenue on the report of a call for help.  Upon arrival, officers located a male lying in the street with an apparent gunshot wound.  Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services …

INDIANAPOLIS-On January 13, 2018, at approximately 2:32 a.m., Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were dispatched to the 300 block of South Oakland Avenue on the report of a person shot.  Upon arrival, officers located a male inside a residence suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.  Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services (IEMS) …

Putnamville—Friday, from 6:00a.m. until 6:30p.m. this evening, troopers responded to (20) slide-offs; (13) property damage crashes; (2) minor injury crashes; and (5) disabled vehicles. The concentrated area of problems was Interstate 70 between the 37mm and the 45mm (Putnam County). There were intermediate lane closures for crash cleanup and removal …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and a group of Senators led by Joe Manchin (D-WV) today sent a letter to President Trump urging him to renew the opioid public health emergency declaration because of little action since its original declaration in October. Donnelly has several times in …

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 …