INDIANAPOLIS – May 18, 2016 – A dozen civics, history and social studies teachers from across the country, including Patrick Chambers, a high school AP government teacher at Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis, are heading to Washington, D.C., today to urge the U.S. Senate to hold a hearing and …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor about the broken promises of the Obamacare law. Coats described how insurance premiums for policies on the Obamacare Marketplace in Indiana have gone up by an average of 14.4 percent …

INDIANAPOLIS (May 18, 2016) — Hoosier voters are beginning to receive postcards in the mail from the Secretary of State’s office. The card reminds Hoosiers that Election Day is Tuesday, November 8, 2016 and to visit www.indianavoters.com for election information. The office is mailing these post cards as part of …

Motorists are advised to plan ahead for a 60-day closure of the S. Green Street and County Road 300N intersection beginning on or after Tuesday, May 24. The Town of Brownsburg will close the intersection for construction of a $1.4 million roundabout. COLOR EXHIBIT>> Signs are in place to alert motorists …

INDIANAPOLIS — U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker this week presented the Indy Chamber with the President’s “E” Award for Export Service at a ceremony in Washington, DC. The President’s “E” Award is the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Dan Coats (R-Ind.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) today testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing on judicial nominations. The Indiana senators spoke in support of Winfield D. Ong, who was nominated to fill the vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District …

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly offered a series of policy recommendations intended to prevent the further offshoring of Hoosier and American jobs. The proposals would reward companies that invest in the U.S. and penalize those that offshore jobs to countries like Mexico and China. Donnelly’s proposals are …

The America bison, recently designated the official mammal of the United States, is connected to Indiana in many ways both past and present. Best of all, you don’t have to go to Yellowstone National Park to see them. Bison are right at home in an enclosed 25-acre range at Ouabache …

The Indiana Supreme Court is creating the Coalition for Court Access. The seventeen-member Coalition will manage all Supreme Court related programs designed to provide civil legal aid to those with limited financial resources. The order creating the Coalition is online. Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush explained, “Courts nationwide recognize the …

INDIANAPOLIS (May 17, 2016) – The Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) announced plans today to allocate $2.8 million in state funding from the Indiana Regional Cities Initiative to help fund the Skyline Tower in Fort Wayne. This is the first project to receive state funding through the Regional Cities Initiative, …