INDIANAPOLIS – In a coordinated effort, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s Long Term Unit and the FBI arrested nine members of a criminal enterprise known locally as the Gett Money Gang or GMG on Tuesday during Operation Go Broke. Members of the gang have been involved in high profile incidents …

INDIANAPOLIS – Unfortunate tragedy strikes a west side community after a 2-year-old suffers a gunshot wound and dies at the hospital. Just after 9:00 p.m., Wednesday evening, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were sent to the 5200 blk. of Alameda Rd. reference a child shot. When officers …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) joined with the entire Senate this week to unanimously pass legislation that would address global hunger and bolster U.S. national security. The Global Food Security Act of 2016 coordinates U.S. assistance programs, including the Feed the Future Initiative, so that there is a …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today announced that local governments will receive $435 million in Local Option Income Tax (LOIT) distributions that can be used for transportation infrastructure maintenance for counties, cities, and towns as part of Senate Enrolled Act 67, which was signed into law on March 23, 2016. …

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly announced that Justin Philips of Indianapolis will be recognized as one of the White House’s “Champions of Change.” Donnelly nominated Justin Phillips in December last year in recognition of her continued work in the fight against Indiana’s prescription opioid abuse and heroin …

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released an educational video series called “Indiana in Our Nation’s Capital.” The six-part video series highlights Hoosier contributions that can be found throughout our nation’s capital. Donnelly said, “As Hoosiers, we know that Indiana has a proud tradition of contributing to the …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence and Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Commissioner Steven J. Braun today announced a new partnership with TechPoint Foundation for Youth (TPF4Y) which will allow elementary schools across the state the opportunity to receive free robotics kits to use for afterschool programs. This partnership, which …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence recently made appointments to various boards and commissions.   Athletic Trainers Certification Board Dr. John A. Knote [Tippecanoe County], reappointed to serve a four-year term through April 30, 2020   Indiana Dieticians Certification Board Michelle C. Plummer [Marion County], reappointed to serve a three-year term …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, welcomed passage of bipartisan legislation that would authorize the Feed the Future initiative, a program working to reduce hunger and malnutrition around the world. The Global Food Security Act of 2016, introduced by Senators Robert Casey …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today introduced an amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill that would end the Obama Administration’s failed Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) loan program. Coats discussed the ATVM loan program during his weekly “Waste of …