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INDIANAPOLIS (May 18, 2018) – Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.2 percent for April and remains lower than the national rate of 3.9 percent. With the exception of one month when it was equal (October 2014), Indiana’s unemployment rate now has been below the U.S. rate for more than four years. The monthly unemployment rate …

INDIANAPOLIS (May 18, 2018) — Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson has issued a cease and desist to H Auto in Bloomington for selling cars without a license and illegally issuing interim license plates. Consumers should not do business with H Auto. They are not licensed to sell cars or …

As part of National Police Week IMPD Sergeant Matthew Morgan was honored as an honorable mention for the prestigious TOP COPS award.  This incident received media attention in August 2017. On August 7th, 2017 Sergeant Morgan responded to a person struck by a train behind the Garden City Elementary School …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly honored fallen Hoosier law enforcement officers today in a speech in the Senate. Donnelly spoke about the nine officers lost in the line of duty since he began serving in the Senate five year ago:   2013: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Rod …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly today helped the Senate pass a bipartisan resolution that would protect an open internet and reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal of net neutrality rules. To see a video of Donnelly speaking about his vote to protect net neutrality click here.  A …

Fishers, IN – Wednesday morning a grey 2007 Chevrolet Malibu, owned by the Indiana Department of Transportation, was stolen from a work zone on I-69 near 116th Street. Just after 11 a.m. troopers from the Indiana State Police were called to investigate the theft. According to the INDOT employee he …

INDIANAPOLIS (May 17, 2018) — Three Innovation Networks covering 10 counties in East Central Indiana are among 11 Innovation Networks that will be formed thanks to a grant from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development’s employer-driven Skill UP Indiana! program. The Skill UP program, in its third year, provides funding to …

Construction on the redesign project for N. Green Street in the downtown redevelopment area begins May 21.  Both lanes of the road will be closed to traffic north of Lucas Drive to 56th Street through 4th quarter 2018. N. Green south of Lucas Drive will be open to both northbound …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a $75 million grant agreement with the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (IndyGo) for a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line. The IndyGo Red Line Rapid Transit project will provide quick, reliable and convenient service to downtown Indianapolis. …

Indianapolis, IN – The Indiana State Police Indianapolis District is seeking individuals to fill three vacant positions in the Indianapolis Regional Dispatch Center. Are you looking for a rewarding career with great benefits? Dispatchers hold a key role in emergency response, they are the first voice heard when someone calls …