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WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today criticized new guidelines recently issued by the Obama Administration regarding bathrooms in public schools. “President Obama promised that he would unite the American people, but he has found yet another way to divide us,” said Coats. “This announcement violates the Constitution and …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today announced that the Department of Workforce Development has paid back the state of Indiana for its advance of roughly $250 million, which was used to eliminate the outstanding federal unemployment loan and the FUTA penalty on employers. The FUTA penalty previously stood as the …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor about the broken promises of the Obamacare law. Coats described how insurance premiums for policies on the Obamacare Marketplace in Indiana have gone up by an average of 14.4 percent …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Dan Coats (R-Ind.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) today testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing on judicial nominations. The Indiana senators spoke in support of Winfield D. Ong, who was nominated to fill the vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District …

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly offered a series of policy recommendations intended to prevent the further offshoring of Hoosier and American jobs. The proposals would reward companies that invest in the U.S. and penalize those that offshore jobs to countries like Mexico and China. Donnelly’s proposals are …

The America bison, recently designated the official mammal of the United States, is connected to Indiana in many ways both past and present. Best of all, you don’t have to go to Yellowstone National Park to see them. Bison are right at home in an enclosed 25-acre range at Ouabache …

The Indiana Supreme Court is creating the Coalition for Court Access. The seventeen-member Coalition will manage all Supreme Court related programs designed to provide civil legal aid to those with limited financial resources. The order creating the Coalition is online. Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush explained, “Courts nationwide recognize the …

INDIANAPOLIS (May 17, 2016) – The Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) announced plans today to allocate $2.8 million in state funding from the Indiana Regional Cities Initiative to help fund the Skyline Tower in Fort Wayne. This is the first project to receive state funding through the Regional Cities Initiative, …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) was recently named a Champion of Healthcare Innovation by the Healthcare Leadership Council. The annual award honors lawmakers who support patient-centered medical progress. “I am honored to have received this award and will continue to fight for policies that enable our medical innovators …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence touted the state’s prudent fiscal management, following the publication of Moody’s annual Investor Service State Debt Medians report. According to the report, while states like Illinois and California are struggling with large amounts of public debt, Indiana’s tax-supported debt ranks among the lowest in the …