Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today cut the ribbon on Meltzer Woods Nature Preserve in Shelbyville as part of the Bicentennial Nature Trust (BNT). The 60-acre wooded land is one of the state’s last remaining old growth forests and today’s dedication as a nature preserve brings the total number of …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today criticized new guidelines recently issued by the Obama Administration regarding bathrooms in public schools. “President Obama promised that he would unite the American people, but he has found yet another way to divide us,” said Coats. “This announcement violates the Constitution and …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today announced that the Department of Workforce Development has paid back the state of Indiana for its advance of roughly $250 million, which was used to eliminate the outstanding federal unemployment loan and the FUTA penalty on employers. The FUTA penalty previously stood as the …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today issued this statement following the selection of Sue Ellspermann to lead Ivy Tech Community College as its next president: “The historic selection of Sue Ellspermann as the next president of Ivy Tech Community College is a win for education in Indiana and for the …

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 …