State News

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More Indiana College Students on Track to Graduate on Time

More Hoosier college students with financial need are enrolling in and completing at least 30 college credits per year, staying on track to graduate from college on time. Two years after the Indiana General Assembly passed legislation creating credit completion requirements for state financial aid, the number of 21st Century …

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Campground hosts are needed at Indiana State Parks

Indiana’s state parks are looking for volunteers to serve as campground hosts in exchange for free camping during their service. Hosts work a minimum of 20 hours per week. The volunteer period varies at parks, based on the number of applicants and on the amount and type of work required. …

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Putnamville Troopers Complete Operation Pull Over

Putnamville—Troopers from the Indiana State Police Putnamville Post concluded their participation in the statewide safety initiative “Operation Pull Over Blitz# 85” that targeted Aggressive Driving. The campaign ran from March 4th thru March 27th, 2016. During this time, troopers conducted targeted patrols and a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) sobriety …

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Donnelly Meets with Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement after he met with Judge Merrick Garland, who has been nominated for the vacancy on the Supreme Court. Donnelly and Garland discussed Garland’s experience as a judge and his earlier work for the Justice Department.  Donnelly said, “Judge …

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ISP Investigates Friday Shooting at Rural Putnam County Home

Putnam County—This afternoon at 4:00, the Indiana State Police Putnamville Post received a call from a female at 7645 South State Road 243, Cloverdale, reporting two men were attempting to take items from the yard area. A trooper was dispatched to the home and arrived at approximately 4:09p.m. After arriving, …

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February Indiana Employment Report

INDIANAPOLIS (March 25, 2016) – More than 20,000 Hoosiers entered the labor force in February for a second consecutive month, resulting in a sharp increase in Indiana’s labor force participation rate. The percentage of the working-age population that is employed or looking for work in Indiana continues to outpace the national …

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