State News

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today delivered his 52nd Waste of the Week speech and criticized the Department of Education for spending over $1 million to develop a commercial video game called Eco that teaches students how to build a government to …

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Dan Coats (R-Indiana) and Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) today introduced The Taylor Force Act which would require the Secretary of State to certify the Palestinian Authority has ended its policy of paying monetary rewards to terrorists and their surviving family members. Graham, Coats, …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly today voted to override President Obama’s veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act. The bill would allow foreign governments believed to be involved in terror attacks on U.S. soil to be sued in U.S. courts. The legislation has been long-sought by …

Nashville—Indiana Conservation Officers defused a tense situation Monday night at Brown County State Park that resulted in the arrest of Larry Stearley, 77, of Gulf Shores, Alabama. Stearley’s daughter had called police after receiving disturbing texts from him. Conservation Officers made contact with Stearley in one of the family cabins …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) joined 87 other senators in sending a bipartisan letter that urges President Obama to continue the longstanding U.S. policy of vetoing any one-sided United Nations (U.N.) Security Council resolution that would ultimately make it more difficult for Israelis and Palestinians to negotiate a …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today issued the following statement regarding news that Indiana set all-time highs in total labor force (3,379,290) and total number of employed (3,226,385). The report, issued by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD), shows that Indiana’s unemployment rate decreased 0.1 percent to 4.5 percent …

INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 20, 2016) – Indiana businesses added 5,600 new jobs in August, bringing Indiana’s total private sector employment to 2.65 million, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released today by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. “Indiana’s economy is experiencing incredible momentum right now. The state’s job creators …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, has received an “A” rating from the National Tax Limitation Committee (NTLC) for his work in the 114th Congress. “I am honored to receive this rating, and I will continue to fight for a simplified tax …

Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) presented its Guardian of Small Business Award to U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly in recognition of his work on policies that support small businesses in Indiana and across the country. Earlier this year, Donnelly received the Spirit of Enterprise Award …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement after the United States and Israel signed a new 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) stating that the U.S. will provide record military aid to Israel. Donnelly, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said, “This agreement further strengthens …