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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence and the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency today announced a new partnership with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to curb opioid abuse among Hoosier veterans. Veterans receiving treatment in VA hospitals in Indiana will soon be enrolled in Indiana’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program …

INDIANAPOLIS (March 7, 2016) — The Catherine Peachey Fund has announced it will grant $75,000 to the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center to support the Amelia Project for the next five years. The fund supports breast-cancer research and programs. The Amelia Project will bring together scientists, cancer-research specialists …

Golden Retriever Rescue And Community Education (GRRACE) is conducting a shoe collection drive to raise funds for medical care of the dogs they rescue before adopting them to their forever homes.   GRRACE will earn funds based on the number of pairs collected as Funds2Orgs will purchase all of the donated …

Sullivan County—This morning at 6:30, Indiana State Police and Sullivan County emergency agencies responded to a two-vehicle crash in the northbound lanes of US 41 just north of Main Street. The crash ejected one driver which resulted in non-life threatening injuries.  Preliminary investigation revealed a white 2003 Chevrolet Malibu, driven …

Johnson County – Around 6:13 this morning emergency crews responded to reports of a semi crash and large fire on I-65 southbound at the 93 mile marker. The first trooper on the scene reported a Good Samaritan had pulled the driver out of the fiery wreckage. Firefighters and paramedics quickly arrived on …

The Indiana Supreme Court will travel to Corydon in Harrison County on April 20, 2016 to hold an oral argument in the original Supreme Court Courtroom. The premier event for the judicial branch to celebrate the state bicentennial will include a modern day argument in the original location of state …