State News

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Coats Highlights Secret Obamacare Slush Fund

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, delivered his 49th Waste of the Week speech and highlighted how the Obama Administration turned the Nonrecurring Expenses Fund (NEF) into a slush fund to pay for Obamacare. The NEF is a Department of Health and Human …

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Community Tips Lead to Three Drug Related Arrests in Vermillion County

Vermillion County—Tuesday morning around 10:30, officers from the Indiana State Police Putnamville District Drug Task Force and the Clinton Police Department went to a residence at 1139 North 7th Street in Clinton to investigate community tips reporting possible drug activity at the home. After entering the dwelling, officers located approximately …

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Governor Pence Announces $260 Million Agreement to Lease State Communications Infrastructure

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence announced the state has agreed to terms to lease the state’s communications infrastructure, including its existing cell towers, and deliver more than $260 million in anticipated revenue to Indiana. The Indiana Finance Authority (IFA) board approved the agreement this morning, pending review by the state’s legislative budget …

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Donnelly, Daniels, NIH Director Collins Discuss Purdue’s Research and Innovation, Efforts to Combat Zika

West Lafayette, Ind. — Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly joined Purdue University President Mitch Daniels in welcoming National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., to West Lafayette. Donnelly, Daniels, and Collins toured Purdue research laboratories and received an update on Zika virus research happening on campus. …

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Indiana earns technology awards from Center for Digital Government

The Center for Digital Government (CDG) this year recognized the State of Indiana’s excellence in two areas – its website, IN.gov, and the Indiana Information Sharing and Analysis Center (IN-ISAC), a cybersecurity venture. The Best of the Web awards are given to websites based on innovation, functionality, productivity and performance. …

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100 Days To Go Until Indiana’s Bicentennial

(INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.) Sept. 1, 2016 – Tomorrow there will only be 100 days to tick off the calendar until the official Bicentennial celebration on Indiana’s Statehood Day, Dec. 11, 2016. Thinking about 100 days brings to mind the last century milestone for Indiana, the Centennial. Follow the Indiana Bicentennial Commission Facebook …

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Sullivan County Man Arrested on Child Molestation Allegations

Sullivan County—This afternoon around 2:00 in Bloomington, IN., Indiana State Police Detectives took into custody, a Sullivan County man wanted following an ISP child molesting investigation.   Arrested:         Aaron Lee Lake, age 45, of Sullivan, IN. Charge:            One count of Child Molestation (felony)   During the investigation, investigators found that …

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Failure to Pay Inn Keepers Tax Results in Arrest

Parke County—This morning around 10:00, Indiana State Police served a Parke Circuit Court search warrant at the Cabins at Hobson Farms located at 8801 North Henley Road, Marshall, IN. During a search of the business, detectives seized various documents related to the investigation. Arrested:         Royden Hobson, age 61, of the …

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Donnelly, Senators Raise Concerns About Mylan’s EpiPen Price Hike

Washington, DC — In a letter to the CEO of pharmaceutical company Mylan, 20 senators, including U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly (D-IN), expressed their serious concerns about the company’s recent significant price hikes for the life-saving EpiPen Auto-Injector. In the letter, led by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), the senators raised questions …

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