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 …
Read More »It’s official: Ouabache State Park bison are America’s mammal
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 …
Read More »Coalition for Court Access to work on civil legal aid
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 …
Read More »Regional Cities Initiative Implementation Underway in Northeast Indiana
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, …
Read More »IMPD, Gleaners continue partnership to feed Indy’s hungry for second summer
INDIANAPOLIS – The partnership between the City of Indianapolis’ public safety agencies and Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana to help feed Indianapolis’ most needy residents will continue this summer beginning June 6. Last year, the inaugural program – which ran for a 13 week period – served more than 62,000 …
Read More »Indiana State Police veteran funds largest endowed scholarship in history of SPEA at IUPUI
INDIANAPOLIS — A 29-year veteran of the Indiana State Police has committed to fund the largest endowed scholarship in the history of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI. Marv Smalley, a 1980 SPEA graduate, made the commitment through a bequest that will fund two renewable full-tuition scholarships …
Read More »Coats Named Champion of Healthcare Innovation
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) was recently named a Champion of Healthcare Innovation by the Healthcare Leadership Council. The annual award honors lawmakers who support patient-centered medical progress. “I am honored to have received this award and will continue to fight for policies that enable our medical innovators …
Read More »Traffic Signal Installation Begins Monday at I-74 and Ronald Reagan Parkway in Hendricks County
HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announce construction to install a traffic signal at the intersection of the I-74 westbound exit ramp to Ronald Reagan Parkway will begin on or after Monday, May 23. Motorists should only expect minor impacts to traffic. The Hoosier Company, Inc. …
Read More »New Report Shows Indiana Debt Among Lowest in the Nation
Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence touted the state’s prudent fiscal management, following the publication of Moody’s annual Investor Service State Debt Medians report. According to the report, while states like Illinois and California are struggling with large amounts of public debt, Indiana’s tax-supported debt ranks among the lowest in the …
Read More »One Man Life Lined from One Vehicle Crash in White County
White County-Today at proximately 7:10 a.m. on I-65 northbound near the 186 MM (that is two miles south of the 188/SR 18 exit), the Indiana State Police at the Lafayette Post were dispatched to a one vehicle rollover crash with injuries. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Corey DuPuy has revealed that …
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