State News

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today delivered his weekly “Waste of the Week” speech and highlighted $1.16 billion spent on failed Obamacare state exchanges. Coats said the Affordable Care Act directed states to either develop their own state-based exchange to operate …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today joined regional leaders in Southwest Indiana to ceremonially sign House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1001, which will provide $42 million for each of the Regional Cities initiatives, at the Signature School’s Robert L. Koch II Science Center in Evansville. The Governor signed HEA 1001, which …

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee, today highlighted the recent five-country, week-long congressional delegation he led to review U.S. and allied missile defense systems in the Middle East and discuss security challenges with military commanders, servicemembers, intelligence professionals, and foreign leaders. …

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement today after recent news reports indicated that the U.S. Treasury Department may be considering allowing the use of U.S. currency for business transactions involving Iran, which is currently prohibited.  Donnelly said, “I have always believed that the success of the JCPOA …

Indianapolis – Today, Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb announced the six communities who are the division 1 and division 2 finalists for the 2016 Stellar Communities Designation Program (SCDP). Established in 2011, the SCDP began as a collaboration between the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA), Office of Community and …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) joined a group of 43 Senate Republicans today in filing an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court in support of a challenge by a majority of the nation’s governors and state attorneys general, led by the State of Texas, to …

Naval Station Rota, Spain— U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee, was in Rota, Spain, on the final stop of the congressional delegation he has been leading this past week. Donnelly and the delegation toured Naval Station Rota and went onboard an U.S. Navy Aegis-class …

Vigo County—Saturday morning at 11:59, Indiana State Police and Vigo County emergency agencies responded to US 40 near Hunt Road for a one vehicle crash.  Preliminary investigation revealed a red 2004 Chevrolet, driven by 64-year-old Harold R. Frey of Terre Haute, IN., was westbound on US 40 and traveled left …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence recently made appointments to various boards and commissions.   Indiana University Board of Trustees Jim Morris [Marion County], reappointed to serve a three-year term through June 30, 2019   Indiana Land Resources Council David C. Kovich [Tippecanoe County], appointed to serve a four-year term through …

Manama, Bahrain — U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly was in Bahrain on the latest stop of the congressional delegation he is leading this week in the Middle East, as part of his work on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Donnelly and the delegation met with U.S. Navy leadership and servicemembers, including …