INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) homicide detectives are investigating after a male succumbs to gunshot wounds received on the city’s East side. IMPD officers were dispatched to the 6200 blk of Commodore Dr on the reports of a person shot, at around 1:40 a.m. on 07/11/2016. Officers arrived to find a …
Read More »Tech Sector Plans More Growth, 160 New Jobs in Central Indiana
Indianapolis – Today two technology companies, PactSafe and WDD Software, announced plans to expand their operations here, creating 160 new high-wage jobs over the next few years. “Indiana’s tech leaders are choosing to grow here at home because of their confidence in our low-cost, low-tax business climate and our skilled Hoosier …
Read More »IMPD Homicide Detectives investigate after finding two males shot to death on Indianapolis’ east side
INDIANAPOLIS – Detectives are investigating after officers find two males shot to death on the city’s east side. On Friday, July 8, 2016, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were dispatched to the 900 block of North Oxford Street reference a suspicious person. When officers arrived, they discovered that …
Read More »Johnson County Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud
INDIANAPOLIS (July 7, 2016) – Greenwood resident Robert E. Coy, 41, recently pled guilty in Marion County Criminal Court Two to unemployment insurance fraud, a Class D Felony. Coy knowingly defrauded the system by collecting unemployment insurance benefits while working full-time. Through the use of agency records, an Indiana Department of …
Read More »Coats: Improper Payments Account for 10% of Medicare Spending
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today delivered his 47th Waste of the Week speech and highlighted $59 billion in improper Medicare payments. Coats said improper payments are payments that are not justified and can occur because of fraud or bureaucratic mismanagement. In …
Read More »Coats Comments on Dallas Police Shooting
INDIANAPOLIS – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today released the following statement regarding the tragic events in Dallas, Texas last night: “The Book of James tells us that life is a ‘vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.’ Sadly, this week the fragility of human life has …
Read More »Donnelly: We Have a Chance to Do Something Meaningful, Bipartisan to Address Opioid Epidemic
Washington, D.C. — The Senate is expected to consider a House and Senate reconciled bill to address the opioid abuse epidemic in the coming days. The final bill, which includes several of U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly’s provisions, would confront this public health crisis by giving states and communities tools to …
Read More »Coats Statement on June Jobs Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) issued the following statement regarding today’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that the U.S. economy added 287,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in June and the unemployment rate increased from 4.7 to 4.9 percent. In addition, May employment numbers …
Read More »Governor Pence Meets with Law Enforcement and Civil Rights Teams
Indianapolis – Following a meeting called by Governor Mike Pence on Friday, July 8, 2016, which included law enforcement and civil rights executive leaders in the Administration, the Governor directed the Indiana Civil Rights Commission and the Indiana State Police to reaffirm and continue their efforts through the Human Rights …
Read More »Governor Mike Pence Directs Flags Be Flown at Half-Staff Statewide to Honor Law Enforcement Officers Killed in Dallas Shootings
Indianapolis – In accordance with a presidential proclamation issued this afternoon, Governor Mike Pence today directed flags at state facilities statewide be flown at half-staff beginning immediately to honor the service and sacrifice of the five law enforcement officers killed in the horrific ambush in Dallas, Texas Thursday night. Flags should …
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