The Indiana Supreme Court is improving its internal governance and creating a single Office of Judicial Administration. The internal restructuring plan creates a single administrative office with an administrative team including a Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and a Fiscal Officer (FO). Applications for both positions are due April 1, 2016 …

Indianapolis – Governor Pence issued the following statement following the Supreme Court’s decision to halt the enforcement of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan while litigation against the rule continues. “Hoosiers know that coal means jobs and low-cost energy for our state, and tonight’s Supreme Court decision to put President Obama’s …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s stay of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new and heavy-handed regulations on coal-fired power plants. “The Supreme Court’s stay of President Obama’s Clean Power Plan sends a critical signal that the EPA cannot overreach its …

Morgan County—This afternoon at 12:04, Indiana State Police Trooper Yan Dravigne stopped a 2007 Volvo tractor pulling a box trailer eastbound on Interstate 70 near the 51 mile marker for a routine commercial vehicle inspection. During conversation with the driver, Trooper Dravigne noticed possible indicators of criminal activity. A consensual …

HENDRICKS COUNTY – The Hendricks County Health Partnership has released the 2016 Hendricks County Community Health Assessment and the 2016 Hendricks County Community Health Improvement Plan on their website, www.hendrickshealthpartnership.org. Data and information for these documents were collected from a variety of sources. In fact, nearly 900 residents and over …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today issued the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s budget proposal for the 2017 fiscal year: “President Obama could have used his final budget proposal to finally make efforts to reduce our debt and rein in out-of-control federal spending. Instead, …

INDIANAPOLIS – Senate Democratic Leader Tim Lanane (D-Anderson) released the following statement after Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann announced her unexpected departure from Governor Mike Pence’s administration. “I’m taken aback by the suddenness of the Lieutenant Governor’s unexpected exit, “In her time at the helm of the Senate she’s been a …

HENDRICKS COUNTY, IN – Hendricks County residents can now pick up and dispose of sharps containers for free at the Hendricks County Health Department. The Health Department and the Hendricks County Solid Waste Management District have partnered on the Safe Sharps Disposal Program in an effort to safely collect used …

Sullivan County-This afternoon at 12:16, Indiana State Police and Sullivan County emergency agencies responded to a three vehicle crash on State Road 48 just east of Thomas Street in Shelburn. The crash injured one driver. Preliminary investigation revealed a 2000 Freightliner tractor pulling a grain hauler, driven by 42-year-old Ross …

INDIANAPOLIS – Detectives have arrested 35-year-old Hardy Stepp of Indianapolis on two counts of robbery and one count of theft for his allege involvement in several area purse grab robberies.  The suspect was taken into custody on yesterday evening at the McDonalds located at Lafayette Road and West 38th Street …