WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today voted for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), bipartisan legislation that would increase prevention efforts, support law enforcement, combat overdoses and expand access to treatment. The bill, which passed 94-1, is supported by more than 130 national anti-drug groups. “Opioid …
Read More »Global Software Firm Expanding Carmel HQ, Adding 70 High-Wage Jobs
CARMEL, Ind. (March 10, 2016) – Blue Horseshoe Solutions, a global software firm specializing in supply chain and logistics solutions, announced plans today to expand its operations here, moving into a new corporate headquarters along the U.S. 31 corridor and creating up to 70 new high-wage jobs by 2020. The …
Read More »Coats: Hangry Study Should Make Taxpayers Angry
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today delivered his weekly “Waste of the Week” speech and highlighted $331,000 spent by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study whether or not “hanger” is real. “Hanger” occurs when a person is particularly angry because …
Read More »Brownsburg Achieves Tree City USA Status
BROWNSBURG – The Town of Brownsburg was named a 2015 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management. Brownsburg achieved Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program’s four requirements: creating a tree board or department, establishing a tree care …
Read More »National Public Safety Forum focuses on Policing, Community Relations
INDIANAPOLIS – Many cities across the country are facing challenges in law enforcement practices and community relations. Wednesday, experts and leaders from Indianapolis and other cities examined the relationship among police, communities, and citizens at a National Public Safety Forum focused on Policing and Community Relations. Topics of discussion at …
Read More »Indiana Small Business Development Center and Ball State University Partner to Assist Entrepreneurs in East Central Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Small Business Development Center (ISBDC) and Ball State University are creating a partnership to benefit economic development and entrepreneurship activities and opportunities in east central Indiana. In March, Ball State officially became the east central regional office host for the state agency. The ISBDC offers entrepreneurs …
Read More »Coats, Senators Call on Administration to Halt Plans to Cut Medicare Advantage
WASHINGTON, DC– Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today joined with a group of senators in sending a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administration Andy Slavitt that called on the Obama Administration to halt its plans to implement policy changes that reduce funding for the Medicare Advantage …
Read More »Donnelly Statement on New INSPECT-VA Partnership
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement following the announcement today that INSPECT, Indiana’s prescription drug monitoring program, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are forming a new partnership in an effort to help address the opioid abuse epidemic among Hoosier veterans. For more …
Read More »Donnelly Calls on President Obama to Double-Down on Addressing Domestic Steel Industry Crisis
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly sent a letter to President Obama urging him to focus on addressing illegal steel imports that are flooding the U.S. steel market and causing a domestic steel industry crisis. Donnelly wrote, in part: “I write to you today on behalf of a …
Read More »Governor Pence Makes Several Hendricks County Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions
Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence recently made appointments to various boards and commissions. State Armory Board Colonel (RET) Timothy R. Warrick [Greene County], appointed to complete an unexpired four-year term through April 18, 2017 State Board of Animal Health Mark H. Legan [Putnam County], reappointed to serve a …
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