INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Office of Energy Development (OED) and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC) today announced over $268,000 will be shared among three grantees for the first round of the Hoosier Homegrown Fuels (HHF) Blender Pump Program. The goal of this program is to expand the availability of higher ethanol …

The Indiana Department of Transportation has 315 yellow salt trucks deployed as of this morning to patrol interstates, U.S. highways and state routes ahead of falling pavement temperatures and winter precipitation. A series of storms may drop up to 3 inches of snow across Indiana this week with additional lake-effect …

Indianapolis, IN- Early this morning February 5, 2016 at approximately 4:30 a.m., officers from the Indiana State Police and Homeland Security Investigation Indianapolis Narcotics and Bulk Cash Smuggling Task Force were conducting interdiction operations at the Megabus drop off location at Market Street and Alabama Street. During the course of …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) issued the following statement regarding today’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that the U.S. economy added 151,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in January, the unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.9 percent and labor force participation is 62.7 percent: …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, delivered his weekly “Waste of the Week” speech and highlighted millions of taxpayer dollars spent by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on warehouse space. DHS owns or leases a number of warehouses across the country. …

STATEHOUSE – Upon hearing of the passing of former governor Ed Whitcomb, Indiana Auditor of State Suzanne Crouch released the following statement: “An author, lawyer, pilot, world traveler, veteran and statesman, 43rd Governor Edgar Whitcomb was a true renaissance man and an Indiana treasure. “Though we are saddened to hear …

Brownsburg, Ind., Feb. 5, 2016  — AT&T1 has added 2 new cell towers to its 4G LTE network to give customers faster, more reliable wireless service. They are located in Brownsburg and Franklin. The expansion brings to 18 the total number of new Indianapolis area AT&T cell sites announced since …

BROWNSBURG – Brian Hartsell, Assistant Town Manager of the Town of Brownsburg, recently received the Credentialed Manager designation from ICMA, the International City/County Management Association. Hartsell is one of more than 1,300 local government management professionals currently credentialed through the ICMA Voluntary Credentialing Program. Hartsell joins several other area local …

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly led a bipartisan group of members from the Indiana congressional delegation in urging the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to thoroughly review and ensure that any merger or acquisition of Norfolk Southern Corporation is in the public interest and will increase competition among …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence is directing flags at state facilities statewide be flown at half-staff to honor former Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb, who passed away today, Thursday, February 4. Flags should be flown at half-staff for seven days from his passing, through Thursday, February 11. Governor Pence also asks …