State News

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, along with a bipartisan group of senators led by Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), last night called on Senate leadership to immediately reauthorize funding for community health centers. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority …

Vermillion County—On Saturday evening February 03 at approximately 4:45, Indiana State Police Trooper Michael Organ was patrolling State Road 63 near County Road 1000 North, when he noticed a northbound silver passenger car with an expired registration plate. The vehicle was stopped and during conversations with the female driver and …

Vigo County—Last night at 11:30, Indiana State Police Trooper Brad Fyfe responded to the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near Exit 11 (SR 46) for a motor vehicle crash. Preliminary investigation revealed a white 2016 Volvo tractor pulling a semi-trailer, driven by 28-year-old Harjot Singh of Alberta, Canada, was following …

Indianapolis, Ind. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved Indiana’s Medicaid waiver extension application. The waiver extends Indiana’s HIP 2.0 through December 2020, and today’s approval from HHS will allow Indiana to enhance HIP 2.0 with …

Washington, D.C. – Following requests by U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Dean Heller (R-NV), Equifax has gone live with a website with tools specifically for servicemembers who may have been impacted by the recent data breach at the company. In September 2017, Donnelly and Heller sent a letter to Equifax …

Indianapolis, Ind.—U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly’s office will host a series of information sessions around Indiana on February 13–15, for students interested in learning more about the nomination process for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly again called on the House of Representatives to take up and pass his bipartisan ‘Right to Try’ legislation, which passed the Senate last August. Donnelly introduced the legislation with Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) in 2017. During last night’s State of the Union address, …

STATEHOUSE (Jan. 31, 2018) – Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch announced the Stellar Communities Designation Program, through the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Development, will now combine communities, creating a region that will emphasize collaboration between neighboring towns, cities and counties “We are all a part of this great state, …

Wednesday morning, January 31, a Bicknell, IN, soldier killed in a U.S. Army helicopter crash earlier this month is being escorted from Indianapolis Airport to Fredrick & Son McClure-Utt Funeral Home in Bicknell for visitation on Friday and his funeral on Saturday. First Lieutenant Clayton R. Cullen, 25, of Bicknell, …

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03), a member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, today announced he is cosponsoring the Homeless Veteran Families Act, bipartisan legislation that aims to assist community agencies with housing costs to help homeless veterans with dependents. “During a town hall meeting in Fort Wayne …