Vermillion County-Thursday morning at 9:40, Indiana State Police Senior Trooper Chuck Murphy was operating his unmarked ISP commission, a 2013 Dodge Charger, with emergency lighting and siren activated, northbound on County Road 350 East near East 4th Street. S/Trooper Murphy was responding to a reportedly serious motor vehicle crash in …
Read More »IURC Nominating Committee Accepting Applications for Commission
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Nominating Committee is soliciting applications from persons interested in filling one current vacancy on the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) created by the retirement of Chairman James Atterholt. Applications will be accepted today through Friday, January 12, 2018 and must be received in …
Read More »Governor Eric Holcomb Directs Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags in Delaware County to be flown at half-staff to honor Hamilton Township Volunteer Firefighter Jeffery Alan Blackmer, who died in the line of duty. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on the day of his funeral, …
Read More »November Indiana Employment Report shows unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent
INDIANAPOLIS (December 22, 2017) – Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.7 percent for November and remains lower than the national rate of 4.1 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 …
Read More »Donnelly Calls for More Resources to Fight Opioid Epidemic, Following New CDC Report that 63,000 People Died of Overdoses in 2016
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly spoke on the Senate floor today calling on Congress to work in a bipartisan manner to provide the resources and funding necessary to combat the opioid abuse epidemic. The Centers for Disease Control released two new reports this week: the first showing that …
Read More »First Sergeant Jerry Holeman Graduates from FBI National Academy
First Sergeant Jerry Holeman along with two hundred and twenty-two law enforcement officers graduated on December 15, 2017 from the FBI National Academy Program at Quantico, VA. The 270th Session of the National Academy consisted of men and woman from 49 states. Included in the class are members of law …
Read More »With Tax Reform, AT&T Plans to Increase U.S. Capital Spending $1 Billion & Provide $1,000 Special Bonus to more than 200,000 U.S. Employees
DALLAS, Dec. 20, 2017 — Congress approved legislation representing the first comprehensive tax reform in a generation. The President is expected to sign the bill in the coming days. Once tax reform is signed into law, AT&T* plans to invest an additional $1 billion in the United States in …
Read More »IURC Chairman Jim Atterholt to Retire from Public Service
INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 18, 2017) — Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC or Commission) Chairman Jim Atterholt notified Governor Eric J. Holcomb today that he plans to retire from public service, effective January 12, 2018. “Jim has dedicated much of his life to public service and improving the lives of Hoosiers,” Gov. Holcomb said. …
Read More »Indiana Pork Donates Hams to Help Feed the Hungry
INDIANAPOLIS – More than 2,100 pounds of holiday ham, nearly 800 hams total, were donated by Indiana’s pork producers through Indiana Pork to Gleaners Food Bank of Indianapolis. “The entire year, but especially during the Christmas season, Hoosiers are compassionate to the hunger issue around the state,” said Joe Baldwin, …
Read More »Banks and Bipartisan Group Seek Funding for A-10 Wings
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, joined a bipartisan group of 20 House members to urge Senate appropriators to fund wing production for A-10C “Warthogs” in a letter sent today. The 122nd Fighter Wing located in Indiana’s Third District flies A-10s …
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