State News

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State calls on students to take a ‘Roadtrip’ to career success

State calls on students to take a ‘Roadtrip’ to career success New effort launched as part of annual ‘Career Ready’ campaign Higher Education Commissioner Teresa Lubbers today announced a new initiative, “Roadtrip Indiana,” that aims to help Hoosier students make more informed decisions about their futures through intentional career exploration …

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Linda McMahon, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration visits Speedway for Small Business Week

Speedway – Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Linda McMahon, honored multiple Indiana businesses Wednesday with the Economic Development and Growth Through Entrepreneurship (EDGE) Awards, recognizing each company for its work to help grow Indiana’s economy. McMahon visited Indiana during National Small Business …

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Statement by Indiana Republican Party Chairman Kyle Hupfer on Secretary of State Connie Lawson’s Re-election Announcement

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Republican Party State Chairman Kyle Hupfer today released this statement following Secretary of State Connie Lawson’s announcement that she will seek re-election in 2018: “Today’s announcement that Connie Lawson has decided to seek re-election as Secretary of State is great news for Hoosiers.  “Secretary Lawson is a remarkable public …

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Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch Appoints Danielle Chrysler as Director of the Indiana Office of Defense Development

Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch announced today that she has appointed Danielle Chrysler, an experienced Hoosier military professional and public servant, as Director of the Indiana Office of Defense Development (IODD). She has served the State of Indiana in several roles prior to this appointment. Chrysler served the Daniels/Skillman administration as …

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Indiana State Police Drug Take Back Results

Indianapolis – On Saturday, April 29, 2017 the Indiana State Police participated in the thirteenth nationwide “Prescription Drug Take Back” initiative sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA.) The “Take Back” initiative seeks to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft. Collection sites were set up nationwide for expired, unused, and …

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Grants available for field trips to state parks, lakes

Educators interested in taking students, grades K-12, on field trips to an Indiana state park or state-managed lake in the 2017-2018 school year can receive financial help through the Indiana Natural Resources Foundation (INRF). The Discovering the Outdoors Field Trip Grant Program is for public, private, parochial or home-school educators, …

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