INDIANAPOLIS Sept. 18, 2015– The two candidates for Indianapolis Mayor, Joe Hogsett (D) and Chuck Brewer (R), will present their visions for the West Side and the City during the 2015 Candidates’ Forum presented by the West Side Chamber of Commerce. The Forum, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m., is at …

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Sept. 21, 2015) – Governor Mike Pence joined executives from Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) today as the company announced plans to significantly expand its operations here, creating up to 1,204 new jobs by 2017. “Last week’s meetings with government leaders and business executives across Japan have strengthened our …

WASHINGTON, DC – Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today released the following statement praising Indiana’s August employment numbers reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: “Indiana continues to demonstrate that pro-growth policies lead to an economic climate that attracts businesses and jobs. Today’s numbers show Indiana is …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) cosponsored a joint resolution to block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers’s (ACE) recently finalized “WOTUS” rule that expands the scope of federal authority over land and waters in the United States under the Clean Water Act.  …

Washington, DC – Rep. Rokita (IN-04) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act, a bill Rep. Rokita cosponsored:  “All life is sacred and I will not turn a blind eye to this callous disregard for it.  This bill ends Planned Parenthood’s exploitation …

INDIANAPOLIS (September 18, 2015) – Indiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined again in August by 0.1 percent to 4.6 percent. Last month marked the lowest rate of unemployment in the Hoosier State since August of 2007. Additionally, Indiana’s labor force increased by 5,629 individuals last month and has experienced a …

Indianapolis, IN-Despite gains that brought Indiana’s poverty rate back near its 2010 level, new Census data show persistent child poverty and less mobility for low-income Hoosiers, indicating that Indiana’s economy still presents impediments to self-sufficiency that will require targeted solutions.  According to the United States Census Bureau’s American Community Survey …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today voted in favor of a measure stating that President Obama cannot move forward with the lifting of sanctions on Iran under his deal unless Iran releases the American prisoners it is holding and Iran recognizes Israel as a state. “It is astonishing …

WASHINGTON, DC – Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today released the following statement regarding the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee decision to maintain the federal funds target rate:  “Today the Federal Reserve announced that interest rates will remain near zero. The Fed’s decision is an acknowledgement that …

DANVILLE, IN (September 17, 2015) – Beasley’s Orchard in Danville, Ind., will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Ford Mustang with its design of the 2015 Corn Maze. This year’s highly anticipated Corn Maze at Beasley’s Orchard opens Friday, Sept. 25 and runs Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 31.  …