Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education Teresa Lubbers has invited every public, private and for-profit college in the state to take part in the nation’s first statewide survey of undergraduate satisfaction through a Gallup-Indiana survey. The survey results will provide colleges valuable feedback on the campus-level practices making the biggest difference …

Indianapolis – Effective immediately, Governor Mike Pence has directed Indiana Adjutant General, Major General Courtney Carr in cooperation with the Indiana State Police, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and local law enforcement to enhance security measures at all Indiana National Guard facilities and installations in Indiana, in the wake …

Vigo County-This morning around 10:20, Putnam County 911 Dispatch received an emergency 911 text message from a 20-year-old female reportedly held in her vehicle by two male suspects. The red 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier, owned by the victim, was westbound on Interstate 70 reportedly en route to the St. Louis, Missouri …

Indiana Michigan Power on behalf of the AEP Foundation presented a gift of $75,000 to the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo for renovation of the zoo’s Jungle Lab classroom earlier today. “The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo is a gem and we are lucky to have this world-class attraction right here in …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, yesterday delivered his weekly “Waste of the Week” speech and highlighted how the federal government can achieve $4.8 billion in savings over the next 10 years by denying retirement and disability benefits to criminals who are …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today announced that Judge Robert Altice has been appointed to serve as the new Court of Appeals judge for the second district, effective September 1, 2015. Altice will fill the vacancy by Judge Ezra Friedlander, who announced his retirement effective August 31, 2015, after spending …

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – July 17th – Kroger Central Division, General Mills, NASCAR/IndyCar driver John Andretti and radio personality Dave Wilson announced details of a comprehensive fund-raising effort benefiting Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health that will include:  the Window World Progressive Dinner, the “Kroger Race for Riley Presented by …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today said the U.S. Department of Interior’s proposed rewrite of the stream buffer zone rule will cost Hoosier jobs and needlessly increase regulatory burdens. “The Obama Administration continues full steam ahead with its intrusive and duplicative regulatory agenda, even in the face of …

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly today helped the Senate pass the bipartisan Every Child Achieves Act, which would reauthorize and update the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The bill, which would overhaul the flawed No Child Left Behind law, passed the Senate with support from both parties, 81-17. …

INDIANAPOLIS— Senate Democratic Leader Tim Lanane (D-Anderson) issued the following statement in response to the fiscal year close-out numbers released today by the state auditor’s office. “This budget statement is about misplaced priorities. “The governor continues to hold resources back and the effects are being felt in communities across the …