Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today announced that Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed Indiana’s AAA credit rating for its responsible management of state budgets, revenue, and public debt. Indiana has held AAA ratings with all three agencies, Standard and Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings, since April of 2010. The AAA rating …
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Indianapolis, IN – June 29, 2016 – AAA projects nearly 43 million Americans will travel this Independence Day weekend; representing the highest fourth of July travel volume on record. AAA projects 1,012,216 Indiana residents will travel during the holiday, a 1.3 percent increase from one year ago. Of those, 890,842 will go by automobile …
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Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly spoke at a Steering and Outreach Committee Rural Summit and led a panel with the Executive Director of the White House Rural Council on the challenges facing rural communities as well as potential pathways to success. During his remarks, Donnelly discussed the …
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Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence and First Lady Karen Pence, Indiana’s Bicentennial Ambassador, today joined the Indiana Archives and Records Administration (IARA) in Clark County for an event commemorating one of Indiana’s founders, Jonathan Jennings. At the event, the Governor offered remarks about the significance of former Governor Jennings’ role …
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WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today issued a statement regarding the inclusion of a provision to include the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in existing provisions that restrict funding to the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the 2017 State, Foreign Operations …
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Indianapolis – Indiana’s Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) specialists gathered in Indianapolis today to learn new techniques designed to continue their success in helping young Hoosiers improve their employability skills and graduate from high school. Additionally, more than 50 educators and schools were recognized for their efforts over the previous …
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Indianapolis – The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) announces they are now accepting applications for the second round of Downtown Enhancement Grants (DEG) as part of the Indiana Main Street (IMS) program. Through their designation as an IMS, a community gains access to grant opportunities, trainings and conferences, and high-quality …
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In late April, bovine tuberculosis (commonly called “TB,” or more formally known as Mycobacterium bovis) was discovered on a beef cattle operation in Southeastern Indiana. TB-positive cattle from this operation were identified through routine inspection at a meat processing facility in Pennsylvania. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) …
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Sullivan County—Monday evening at 5:52, Indiana State Police Meth Suppression Troopers from the Putnamville Post served a Sullivan County search warrant on a residence at 1837 East County Road 500 South near Carlisle, IN. Through investigative information and other means, troopers were able to secure the warrant and conduct a …
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STATEHOUSE – State Auditor Suzanne Crouch is pleased to announce that for the twenty-third consecutive year, the State of Indiana has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for Indiana’s 2015 comprehensive annual …
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