Crane, Ind. — Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly hosted U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter at Naval Support Activity Crane. Donnelly invited Carter to visit Crane, Indiana’s largest military facility. Donnelly and Carter toured the installation, focusing on the capabilities of the base’s Naval Surface Warfare Center, which is home to …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today joined Senator Jim Merritt and local leaders from Fishers, Noblesville and Pendleton to officially kick off construction on a $92 million project to modernize Interstate 69 in Hamilton and Madison counties. “Here in the Crossroads of America, we know that roads mean jobs,” said …

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Republicans’ Health Care Task Force released its final report, offering a blueprint of Republican policies to reform our nation’s healthcare laws. Included in the report is support for Medicaid block grants, an idea promoted by Rep. Todd Rokita through H.R. 4362, the State Health …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor and highlighted two examples of wasteful spending by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that cost taxpayers over $2 million. “When Congress created the NSF, the agency’s goals were to promote …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) said the annual Social Security and Medicare Trustees report released today again highlights why policymakers must address the impending insolvency of these programs. “This report reiterates the urgent need to make reforms to Medicare and Social Security,” said Coats. “These …

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) announces  the agency will sponsor a series of Indiana Main Street Community Exchanges on the last Wednesday of the month during July, August, September, October and November in 2016. The following Indiana Main Street organizations will host an Exchange in …

INDIANAPOLIS – Detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) quickly make an arrest after a domestic disturbance leads to a fatal stabbing. Shortly after 11 p.m. on June 21st, IMPD officers responded to a person stabbed in the 7100 block of Warrior Trail. Officers found 30-year-old Eric Bonds suffering …

When people think of wildlife crime, piles of confiscated ivory, poaching and black market sales come to mind. What many people don’t realize, is that destruction of protected species goes far beyond international icons like elephants and rhinos. Some trees can be iconic too and need special protection. Just like …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today issued the following statement after the Federal Bureau of Investigation and supporting law enforcement agencies coordinated the arrest in Indianapolis of a suspected radicalized Brownsburg teenager: “We commend the FBI and law enforcement officers at every level in this state for the efforts that …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today spoke on the Senate floor about the growing problem of American taxpayer dollars going to Palestinian terrorists and their families. Since 2014, there have been at least 45 terrorist attacks in Israel that …