State News

Washington DC – Earlier today, April 19, 2015, Indiana State Police Captain Chuck Cohen testified before the United States House of Representatives at a hearing before the Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. The topic of his testimony was: Deciphering the Debate Over Encryption: Industry and …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) joined with 32 senators to introduce a resolution to stop the Obama Administration from implementing a harmful new regulation that will have devastating effects on retirement planning by hard-working families and small businesses. On April 6, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor finalized …

Indianapolis – POSCO, a multinational company headquartered in Pohang, South Korea, and the fifth-largest steel producer in the world, has announced plans to build a wire rod processing center at the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville, creating up to 60 high-wage jobs by 2018. POSCO is South Korea’s fourth largest company, behind …

INDIANAPOLIS (April 18, 2016) – Today, Governor Mike Pence honored 25 Indiana companies with the Governor’s Century or Half Century Business Award, recognizing each company for its longevity and service to its employees, community and the state. “As Indiana celebrates its bicentennial, we honor the companies that have helped build a …

WASHINGTON (April 18, 2016) – Indiana Secretary of Commerce Victor Smith was invited to Washington, D.C. last week to address U.S. and international leaders on the establishment of and recent success of Indiana Regional Cities Initiative. “The Regional Cities Initiative is a unique solution to a common problem,” said Smith. “Like …

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces with the arrival of spring, work activity will be increasing on the I-65 added travel lanes project.  Work will start at the southern limits of the project near State Road 38 (S.R. 38) and continue through the entire project …

INDIANAPOLIS – Dr. Jennifer McCormick, Superintendent of Yorktown Community Schools, became the first candidate to officially file for the Republican nomination for Superintendent of Public Instruction. She personally filed her declaration of candidacy and paid the filing fee at the downtown offices of the Indiana Republican Party. Photos from the …

INDIANAPOLIS (April 15, 2016) – More than 18,000 Hoosiers joined the labor force in March, marking a third consecutive month of unprecedented growth. Over the past year, Indiana’s labor force has grown by over 88,000 and by over 157,000 since January 2013. Correspondingly, the state’s labor force participation rate increased 0.3 …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement today after reports that the United States government reached an agreement with China to end Chinese subsidies on steel exports. Donnelly has continuously fought for Indiana’s steel communities, including earlier this week when he spoke out on the Senate …

Indianapolis – Indiana is among the highest-rated states in the nation for transparency in government spending, according to a top non-partisan consumer activist group.   Following the Money 2016: How the 50 States Rate in Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data, the sixth annual report of its kind by the …