State News

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly met with representatives from the Indiana chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to discuss ways to help prevent suicide in Indiana. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a report stating that suicide has now become the second-leading …

INDIANAPOLIS (June 11, 2018) – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb on Friday received a letter from the U.S. Department of Labor indicating a waiver he requested on March 23 has been approved. The waiver allows the new Governor’s Workforce Cabinet to fill the role of the state’s federally-mandated workforce development board. …

INDIANAPOLIS (June 11, 2018) — The Indiana Department of Workforce Development recently established the Office of Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship, created earlier this year by Executive Order from Gov. Eric Holcomb. DWD Commissioner Fred Payne announced Darrel Zeck as the first Executive Director of the Office. Zeck began on June 11, and will …

Granger, Ind. – The Senate Agriculture Committee released the draft text for the 2018 Farm Bill, which contains a number of provisions championed by U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly that would benefit Indiana agriculture and the state’s rural communities. Donnelly, who serves on the committee, helped craft the bipartisan bill and …

Vigo County—Thursday night at approximately 8:06, Indiana State Police Trooper Rondell Shelton was on routine patrol in the area of US 41 and 7th Street Terre Haute, when he was flagged down by a passerby. The witness advised there was a “man down” on the shoulder of southbound US 41just …

STATEHOUSE (June 7, 2018) – Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch, in collaboration with the Indiana Family and Social Service Administration’s Division of Aging, announced that 21 senior citizens will receive the 2018 Golden Hoosier Award. “With more than 80 submissions from individuals across the state, it certainly was difficult to narrow …

INDIANAPOLIS – According to survey results released today by the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE), significant progress is being made in creating digital learning environments and providing schools with greater cybersecurity. In total, 80 percent of Indiana school districts now have initiatives aimed at providing a computing device for each …

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03), a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, attended President Trump’s bill signing of the VA Mission Act at the White House. “Today is a huge win for our veterans,” said Banks. “I was proud to support this legislation in Congress and to …

Washington, D.C. –  As the Senate Agriculture Committee prepares to work on the 2018 Farm Bill, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, who serves on the committee, outlined a number of Hoosier priorities for the bill. In a letter to Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Donnelly …

CARMEL, INDIANA – Actors Theatre of Indiana has announced its lineup of hit shows for the upcoming 2018-19 season, kicking things off with A Comedy of Tenors in September, followed by It’s A Wonderful Life (Live Radio Play), Ruthless and Forbidden Broadway: It’s Back, It’s New, It’s Better Than Ever. …