State News

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I-74 Traffic Stop Leads to Large Marijuana Seizure

  Oct 19, 2017–Dearborn County-Yesterday, at approximately 3:22 pm, an Indiana State Trooper conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on I-74 eastbound near the 165 mile marker which led to the discovery of a large quantity of marijuana and the arrest of a passenger in the vehicle.   The …

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Gov. appoints Brownsburg resident as member of Task Force for Assessment of Services & Supports for People with Intellectual & Other Developmental Disabilities

INDIANAPOLIS—Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced several new appointments and reappointments to various state boards and commissions.   Indiana Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors The governor made one reappointment to the Indiana Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors: Joel Gorelick (Schererville), former president and CAO of Northwest Indiana BanCorp and …

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Indiana Dept. of Agriculture launches conservation ‘one-stop’

INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 12, 2017) – Improving water quality and soil health continues to be a priority for farmers statewide, and while data has always been available to support this claim, it hasn’t been accessible in one, easily navigable location. To address this issue, the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA), using …

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Indiana becomes 25th state to approve FirstNet plan for modernized communication network for public safety and first responders

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced that Indiana will opt-in to the nationwide public broadband network deployment plan offered by FirstNet and AT&T. The plan will build modern, high-speed, wireless communication infrastructure for the state’s public safety workers and first responders at no cost to taxpayers.   “Indiana’s first …

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Rokita: Celebrating Charter Schools – $60 Million to Indiana

WASHINGTON, D.C.–“With $60 million additional dollars coming into Indiana for charter schools, the door is being opened for Hoosier students. I believe that every students needs the opportunity to succeed and that means attending the right school. We need to make sure that students aren’t stopped from achieving the American …

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Donnelly Reiterates Call for Administration to Provide Market Stability and Work on Bipartisan Solutions to Strengthen Health Care System

Granger, Ind. — U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly again is calling for the Administration to commit to providing stability to health insurance markets and working together on bipartisan solutions to reduce health care costs, expand access to care, and strengthen the health care system.  Following up on his previous letter to …

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