INDIANAPOLIS – At an event celebrating Indiana’s record-breaking year in job creation, Governor Eric J. Holcomb today shared his 2018 Next Level Agenda, which continues his 2017 priorities while placing a greater emphasis on building Indiana’s workforce to fill high-wage, high-demand jobs. “With nearly 29,000 new jobs announced this …
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Washington, DC–Congressman Rokita, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education is leading a joint subcommittee hearing titled “Close to Home: How Opioids are Impacting Communities,” in order to hear more about keeping the opioid crisis from further infiltrating our homes, schools, and businesses. “This opioid crisis …
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Washington, D.C. — Yesterday evening, the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act, sponsored by Senators Joe Donnelly and Orrin Hatch, passed unanimously in the Senate. This critical suicide prevention legislation would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to study the national suicide prevention hotline system and to make recommendations to improve …
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Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb has issued a Proclamation recognizing November, 2017 as Native American Indian Heritage Month in Indiana. Gov. Holcomb acknowledged the indigenous people of this state in the proclamation by noting the following: WHEREAS, Native American Indians have populated our state and nation for many thousands of …
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INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced that Fred Payne will be Indiana’s next commissioner at the Department of Workforce Development (DWD). Payne is currently the chief administrator for Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC (HMIN) with extensive professional expertise in employment and labor law. “Fred is the right …
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly participated in a meeting on tax reform with White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short and White House economic adviser Gary Cohn. President Trump also called in for a portion of the meeting from his trip in Asia. Donnelly discussed his tax …
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On your mark…get set, go! The 2nd annual Brown County YMCA Hilly Half is slated for Saturday, November 11 in the breathtaking Brown County State Park. Participants will test their endurance while enjoying the stunning Brown County scenery as they take on the hills in the State Park. On your …
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Putnamville– The Putnamville District of the Indiana State Police is soliciting help from local runners and walkers to raise money for an organization known in Indiana as “Bolt for the Heart”. This organization will utilize all monies raised to purchase AEDs for troopers patrolling our roadways. AEDs or Automated External …
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November 1, 2017–INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana State Board of Education approved School Corporation grades, approved of the DePauw Teacher Preparation program, approved of changes to the State Board of Education (SBOE) Special Education rules and approved the process for school quality reviews as well as the Alternate Assessment evaluation team. …
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Bloomington- Indiana Conservation Officers have concluded their search for a missing person inside Morgan-Monroe State Forest. William Goldsberry, age 50, of Bloomington was located at his home at 9:35 a.m. this morning. Goldsberry had last been seen at approximately 11 p.m. last night near the Stepp Cemetery area of Morgan-Monroe …
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