State News

Miami/Fulton Counties – Two separate narcotics investigation by members of the CLEAN Team resulted in the arrests of Michele Mongosa, 48, Peru, IN and Neil Birner, 53, Rochester, IN. A month long narcotic investigation by officers from the CLEAN Team resulted in the arrest of Mongosa. During the course of …

Oxford-Wednesday, Indiana State Police arrested an Oxford man on a warrant charging him with numerus child sex offenses. Trooper Detective Gregg Edwards along with troopers and detectives from the Lafayette Post served a warrant on Chad A. Leuck, 43 of 307 East Wilson Street, Oxford while he was at his …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) joined with the entire Senate this week to unanimously pass legislation that would address global hunger and bolster U.S. national security. The Global Food Security Act of 2016 coordinates U.S. assistance programs, including the Feed the Future Initiative, so that there is a …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today announced that local governments will receive $435 million in Local Option Income Tax (LOIT) distributions that can be used for transportation infrastructure maintenance for counties, cities, and towns as part of Senate Enrolled Act 67, which was signed into law on March 23, 2016. …

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released an educational video series called “Indiana in Our Nation’s Capital.” The six-part video series highlights Hoosier contributions that can be found throughout our nation’s capital. Donnelly said, “As Hoosiers, we know that Indiana has a proud tradition of contributing to the …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, welcomed passage of bipartisan legislation that would authorize the Feed the Future initiative, a program working to reduce hunger and malnutrition around the world. The Global Food Security Act of 2016, introduced by Senators Robert Casey …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today introduced an amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill that would end the Obama Administration’s failed Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) loan program. Coats discussed the ATVM loan program during his weekly “Waste of …

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly spoke on the floor of the Senate today calling for his colleagues to do their job on delayed nominations that would strengthen the economy and our national security. Donnelly continued his push for the Senate to consider Supreme Court nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, …

INDIANAPOLIS – The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced today that it has awarded an additional $33.4 million for Indiana’s Hardest Hit Fund (HHF) program through Phase 2 of their Fifth Round of Funding. This brings the total of Fifth Round Funding to $62 million for Indiana. The additional HHF …

During a Joint Economic Committee hearing today on the U.S. tax code, Chesterton resident Joseph Grossbauer provided testimony. Grossbauer is the owner of GGNet Technologies, a small IT company founded in 2006 in Chesterton. In his testimony, Grossbauer discussed how the burden of tax compliance has only increased since the …