WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today spoke on the Senate floor in support of legislation that would strip roughly $540 million in federal funding away from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and re-direct it to women’s health care services at facilities like community health centers and hospitals, …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today commented on the Obama Administration’s finalized rules to limit carbon dioxide emissions from new power plants and require existing plants to cut carbon dioxide output 32 percent by 2030:  “President Obama’s actions circumvent Congress and will completely restructure Indiana’s electricity sector by …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issuing its final regulations limiting carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants.  Known as the Clean Power Plan, the regulations impose a carbon dioxide emissions reduction requirement on each state.   “When it …

INDIANAPOLIS – Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann is requesting that the U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) take swift action on setting renewable energy volume requirements for 2014, 2015 and 2016.  In a letter to the EPA Administrator, the Lt. Governor noted that the proposed reductions and uncertainty in the volumes requirements significantly …

ANDERSON, In – On Thursday, August 6, Ivy Tech Community College, the country’s largest community college, will host a ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new Anderson campus. The event will take place at the new campus located at 815 E 60th St in Anderson, Indiana. The reception will begin …

INDIANAPOLIS – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) has been named a 2015 Hero of Main Street by the National Retail Federation for advocating federal policies that support the growth of local retailers. “Indiana’s recent economic successes are driven by Hoosier small businesses, and we need to continue to encourage them through …

Indianapolis – In a letter sent earlier this week to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack, Governor Mike Pence requested a secretarial disaster declaration for 53 of Indiana’s 92 counties due to crop damage and losses caused by flooding and excessive rain since May 1 of this year. “Recent …

INDIANAPOLIS (July 30, 2015) – Current and former Sunrise Coal employees impacted by layoff notices are invited to attend WorkOne Career Center orientation sessions Wednesday, August 12 at the WorkOne Career Center at Vincennes University’s Indiana Center for Applied Technology (ICAT) building. The sessions are targeted specifically to assist current …

INDIANAPOLIS (July 31, 2015) – Emarsys, a global cloud-based e-marketing company, announced plans today to locate its North American headquarters here, creating up to 167 new high-wage jobs by 2020. “The appeal of Indianapolis, which has already been dubbed ‘Midwest’s Silicon Valley,’ is evident,” said Ohad Hecht, chief operating officer …

INDIANAPOLIS, July 30, 2015 – The Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust has awarded a $60,000 grant to Business Ownership Initiative (BOI), a program of the Indy Chamber’s Entrepreneur Services division, to support its business coaching and consulting services for entrepreneurs and small business owners, the organizations announced today. Small business …