Now is the time to address debt, deficit problems Senator Dan Coats During the most recent Republican presidential debate, topics of discussion ranged from the important, like the crisis in Syria, to the unimportant, such as potential Secret Service codenames. One topic that barely registered during the debate? Our nation’s …

INDIANAPOLIS – There are just two months left until the Indiana Youth Institute’s 15th annual Because KIDS COUNT® Conference (BKCC) presented by Pacers Foundation. It’s the Midwest’s largest annual gatherings of youth workers, mentors and educators. More than 1,600 people attended the conference last year. This year’s event will take …

Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly testified before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC) yesterday emphasizing the importance of training private, community mental health providers to better treat servicemembers and veterans. Veterans organizations that support Donnelly’s provisions also gave testimony at the SVAC hearing.   Donnelly said during his testimony, “The …

DANVILLE, IN (October 6, 2015) –Seven Hendricks County organizations, including five first-time recipients, were awarded a total of $9,250 in grant money this fall through the Visit Hendricks County’s Tourism Enhancement and Development (TED) Fund. In its seventh year, the fund is used to promote events, enhance marketing efforts and …

BROWNSBURG — Town of Brownsburg employees and friends honored clerk-treasurer Jeanette Brickler with a retirement party on Friday, October 2. The “Survivor” themed luncheon had Brickler snuffing her own torch, as her term in office ends on December 31.   Brickler has served as clerk-treasurer for 27 years with four town …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today joined 34 of his colleagues in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson calling for a full audit of all fetal research supported by HHS to determine whether there have been …

HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces State Road 75 between Jamestown and North Salem will close Tuesday, October 13 for five days.  The closure is for the contractor to place rip rap, approximately two miles south of Jamestown.  This is the area on S.R. 75 …

In an effort to keep Indiana roadways safer, the Indiana State Police and The Indiana Department of Transportation are raising awareness for the state’s “Move Over Law”, which requires motorists to approach cautiously, slow down, and move over when an emergency vehicle is stopped on a roadway with emergency lights …

INDIANAPOLIS (October 6, 2015) – On Sunday, October 11, minor timing adjustments and efficiencies will be implemented to improve time performance on routes 10, 12, 13, 14, 31, 55, and 86. One change of note is the Kmart/US 31 stop on Route 31 (Greenwood) will be renamed to the Rural …

INDIANAPOLIS – John Zody, chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party, released the following statement hailing the Senate Democrats’ priority to bring across-the-board protections for LGBT Hoosiers for the next legislative session. “After what was truly a damaging time for Indiana – where the state saw a $250 million economic panic …