INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb joined the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) and student groups from across the state for the 2015-16 My Community, My Vision (MCMV) final event this afternoon. Each of the six student groups, with support from graduate students from Ball State University’s School of Urban …
Read More »Coats, Donnelly ask Government Publishing Office to Call Indiana Residents “Hoosiers”
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) and Senator Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) today sent a letter to Michael Abramson, Chairman of the Government Publishing Office’s (GPO) Style Board, asking the Style Board to change the designation of Indiana natives to “Hoosiers” in the 2016 GPO Style Manual. The GPO’s …
Read More »Coats, Senate Finance Committee Members Call for Effective Trade Enforcement to Combat Market-Distorting Policies
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) joined with members of the Senate Finance Committee to call on U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to work to address global overcapacities in steel, aluminum and other commodities and to ensure that the nation’s international trading partners …
Read More »E-filing progress continues with certain cases and counties requiring the move away from paper
Electronic filing of all pleadings to pending cases will become mandatory for attorneys in all Indiana appellate courts and in the Hamilton County Circuit and Superior Courts on July 1, 2016. The announcement comes after the successful launch of voluntary e-filing last year. Indiana Supreme Court Justice Steven David and …
Read More »Hendricks Regional Health Breaks Ground on New Brownsburg Medical Center
Rainy weather didn’t stop the ground breaking ceremony for the new Hendricks Regional Health Medical Center in Brownsburg on Monday. The presenters at the ceremony included among others, Hendricks Regional Health CEO Kevin Speers, Brownsburg Town Council member Brian Jessen, and County Commissioner member Bob Gentry. “It’s an exciting time. …
Read More »Donnelly, Perdue Add Support to Bipartisan Legislation to Help Habitat for Humanity, Ease Unnecessary Regulation
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and David Perdue (R-GA) announced their support for bipartisan legislation to ensure that Habitat for Humanity affiliates can continue to receive donated appraisals on Habitat-built homes. The legislation, S. 2085, was introduced by Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and co-sponsored by Senator …
Read More »Time is Running Out to File Individual Income Taxes for Free
INDIANAPOLIS (April 12, 2016) – With only six days until the individual income tax season filing deadline, there is still time for qualified taxpayers to file their federal and state income taxes for free using Indiana freefile (INfreefile). INfreefile allows taxpayers with an adjusted gross income of $62,000 or less …
Read More »Knight Transportation Opens Regional Operations Service Center in Hendricks County
Governor Mike Pence joined Knight Transportation (NYSE: KNX), a truckload transportation and logistics service company, today to announce the opening of the company’s new Regional Operations Service Center here, which will create up to 426 new jobs by 2021. “As the Crossroads of America, Indiana is the crucial link connecting …
Read More »Coats, Donnelly ask HUD to Adopt New Definition of RVs
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Dan Coats (R-Ind.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) submitted a letter to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) asking the department to adopt a new definition of recreation vehicles (RVs) that is clear and easy to apply. HUD’s current definition for RVs …
Read More »Coats Amendment to Continue Transportation of Lithium Batteries for Use in Medical Devices Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today praised the passage of his amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act that would grant an exemption to the proposed ban on transporting lithium batteries via passenger aircraft. The amendment was offered by Coats and Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla.). “Many Hoosiers …
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