STATEHOUSE (Jan. 27, 2016) — State Sen. R. Michael Young’s (R-Indianapolis) bill that would increase prosecutors’ ability to charge drug offenders as dealers recently passed the Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law by a vote of 7 – 2. Current Indiana law states that the amount of drugs in …
Read More »Brownsburg Public Library Launches Mobile App
Want to renew a book or place one on hold? There’s an app for that. Library hours or locations? There’s an app for that. Download an eBook? Find information fast? There’s an app for that, too. The Brownsburg Public Library has recently launched a mobile app to put the library …
Read More »First Brownsburg Town Hall Meeting is this Tuesday
Just a reminder that the first Town Hall meeting of this year is Tuesday morning, February 2 at 7:30 a.m. in Eaton Hall! Bring any topics of local interest or concern that you’d like to discuss. No official action is taken at Town Hall meetings, but the relaxed, open floor …
Read More »13 counties to join noteworthy juvenile justice initiative
Thirteen counties will join Indiana’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) this year. The expansion is thanks to a partnership of all three branches of government including state funding which will allow Cass, Grant, Hamilton, Harrison, Hendricks, Owen, Pulaski, Ripley, Scott, Starke, Steuben, Wabash, and Whitley counties to become JDAI sites. …
Read More »Donnelly Releases 2015 Annual Report Highlighting Work on Behalf of Hoosiers
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released his annual report for 2015. The report details Donnelly’s bipartisan legislative work, his travels around the state, and his efforts to help Hoosiers in his third year as U.S. Senator for Indiana. The report highlights the Senator’s accomplishments, including a number of bipartisan bills …
Read More »Public Sharps Disposal Program Opens at Health Department
HENDRICKS COUNTY, IN – The Hendricks County Health Department and the Hendricks County Solid Waste Management District are hosting a kick-off event for their Safe Sharps Disposal Program on Monday, February 1 at 3:00 P.M. in the Health Department’s Nursing Clinic located in the Hendricks County Government Center, 355 S. …
Read More »Israel-Based Auto Supplier Selects Indiana for First North American Operations
HATZOR, Israel (Jan. 26, 2016) – Indiana Secretary of Commerce Victor Smith joined Omen USA, a manufacturer of aluminum parts for the automotive industry, at the company’s Israeli headquarters today to announce its plans to locate its first North American production facility in Richmond, Indiana, creating up to 100 new …
Read More »Coats Statement on Indiana’s December Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON, DC – Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) issued the following statement regarding Indiana’s December employment numbers, which were reported today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: “Indiana’s pro-growth policies helped our state end the year on a positive note, as more than 10,000 individuals were added …
Read More »Kroger Fuel Customers Can Win Free Fuel for One Month with Kroger’s #FuelPointsSweeps
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – January 26th – When it comes to paying less for fuel, The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) family of stores wants to know: “How Low Can You Go?” With Kroger’s fuel points and the current low prices of retail fuel in many parts of the country, some customers …
Read More »Visit Hendricks County Tourism Grant Program to Award $20,000 in 2016
DANVILLE, IN (January 26, 2016) – Visit Hendricks County has opened the spring cycle of its Tourism Enhancement Development (TED) Fund for 2016. This fund, which returns for an eighth consecutive year, has promoted and sustained the county as a tourism destination by awarding hundreds of thousands of dollars to …
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