Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly recently spoke on the floor of the Senate about the Veterans Choice Program, and the challenges Hoosier veterans are experiencing with its implementation. Donnelly shared the stories of a few Hoosier veterans who have had issues with the Veterans Choice Program, including veterans in …

INDOT contractors will be inspecting sign structures over northbound Interstate 465 on the west side of Indianapolis this week between US 36/Rockville Road (Exit 13) and 71st Street (Exit 21). The overhead structures will be examined beginning today by inspectors from Collins Engineers, who may perform inspections over lanes that …

FISHERS, Ind. (Feb. 11, 2016) – Republic Services Inc. (NYSE: RSG), an industry leader in U.S. recycling and non-hazardous solid waste, announced plans today to establish a shared services center in Fishers, which will create up to 469 new jobs by 2025. “When industry leaders like Republic Services consider where …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, delivered his weekly “Waste of the Week” speech and highlighted more than $25 billon that have not been properly accounted for by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a part of the Department of …

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement after the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. CARA is bipartisan legislation that would provide states and local communities with tools to prevent and treat drug addiction and support individuals in recovery. Donnelly said, …

In a meeting on Tuesday, the Hendricks County commissioners discussed, among other things, a report on the county’s voting machines. The machines will get a software upgrade to comply with certification standards. Hendricks County Election supervisor Laura Herzog says the machines will be back to the county by March 18. …

INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 10, 2016) – Elanco Animal Health, a division of Eli Lilly and Company, stepped up their efforts to end world hunger by pledging to match money raised from the Indiana FFA Read to Feed project, up to $20,000. The project officially kicks-off on Feb. 22, 2016 and runs through …

Indiana’s 43rd Governor, Edgar Whitcomb, and WWII Veteran, passed away on February 4th.  He will be honored on February 12th with a Memorial Service being held in downtown Indianapolis, in the area of the downtown Circle and on the south side of the State Capitol Building. The Memorial related services …

Washington, D.C. – In the wake of Wednesday’s announcement that Carrier and UTEC will be offshoring jobs from Indiana and moving them to Mexico, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly pressed Janet Yellen, Chair of the Federal Reserve, during a Senate Banking Committee hearing today on her semi-annual report to Congress on …

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly and Dan Coats expressed cautious optimism regarding the proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that would more clearly exempt recreational vehicles (RVs) from manufactured housing standards. The current HUD definition was written decades ago, but technological …