Over the past 13 years, nearly $3.3 million in mammography services have been provided to underserved Hoosiers thanks to the Indiana Breast Cancer Awareness Trust (IBCAT). These services are 100% funded by purchase of the breast cancer awareness license plate. Indiana residents may purchase the plate by visiting their local …
Read More »Jamal Smith receives Sagamore Award from Governor Mike Pence during final day as ICRC Executive Director
INDIANAPOLIS – Jamal Smith, Executive Director of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission (ICRC), former advisor to Governor Mitch Daniels, and co-chair of the Your Life Matters Taskforce Initiative, received the State of Indiana’s prestigious Sagamore of the Wabash Award from Indiana Governor Mike Pence during the ICRC’s Fifth Annual Dr. …
Read More »Supreme Court judicial applications due January 25
Applications for an upcoming vacancy on the state’s highest court are due January 25, 2016 by noon. In November, the Judicial Nominating Commission announced applications for a vacancy being created by the retirement of Justice Brent E. Dickson. Justice Dickson is stepping down from the bench on April 29 after …
Read More »Coats, Bucshon, Brooks Ask Secretary Burwell to Terminate Second Evaluation of HIP 2.0
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), Congressman Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) and Congresswoman Susan W. Brooks (R-Ind.) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell asking her to terminate a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-led second evaluation of Indiana’s Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) 2.0 waiver. …
Read More »Financial Services Firm Adding 600+ Jobs at Hamilton County Headquarters
CARMEL, Ind. (Jan. 14, 2016) – Today Governor Mike Pence joined Allied Solutions, a large distributor of insurance, lending and marketing products to financial institutions across the country, to announce the company’s plans to expand its headquarters here, creating more than 600 new jobs by 2025. “Indiana’s third century is …
Read More »INDOT Warns Motorists to Watch for Potholes as Temperatures Rise
INDOT Repaved and Sealed 8,640 Miles in 2015 After nearly a week of winter weather, Indiana is getting a short break from freezing temperatures with rain forecast for much of the state on Friday. Drivers should stay alert as these are prime conditions for potholes to form. How a pothole …
Read More »Indiana Department of Child Services Appoints Pam Knight Field Manager
INDIANAPOLIS (January 14, 2016)—The Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) has appointed Pam Knight the new field manager for the Department. In her new role, Knight will have oversight of the DCS Institutional Unit, the pilot Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) Program and will also continue to work with …
Read More »Arrest made in social media threats against Perry Meridian High School
INDIANAPOLIS – Investigators have arrested a 15-year-old male for his alleged involvement in a threat against Perry Meridian High School. On January 10, 2016, IMPD investigators were notified of a threat of violence against Perry Meridian High School. These threats were posted by an unknown individual on Twitter and Instagram. …
Read More »BlueIndy Exceeds 1,000 Members and 7,000 Rides Since Opening
INDIANAPOLIS (January 14, 2016) – BlueIndy’s all-electric car sharing service has sold in excess of 1,000 memberships and provided more than 7,000 rides to Indianapolis members, residents and visitors since its launch last September. “BlueIndy provides all in Indianapolis, residents and visitors alike, with a convenient, affordable, and cleaner driving …
Read More »Investigators investigate a accident that has critically injured one person
INDIANAPOLIS – Investigators with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) investigate a crash that has critically injured one adult male. Just before 7:00 p.m. officers with IMPD were dispatched to the 9100 W. 10th St. reference a pedestrian struck. When officers arrived, they located an unconscious adult male suffering from …
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