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Indiana’s environmental rules and regulations should be effective, reasonable and responsible. That is why the Indiana Manufacturers Association strongly supports HB 1082. The bill would require that Indiana mirror federal EPA requirements, while at the same time allow for flexibility for unique situations that may arise in the future. This …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly joined a bipartisan group of Senators this week urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell to evaluate whether certain questions on the hospital patient satisfaction surveys are a contributing factor to the nationwide prescription opioid abuse epidemic. This …

With Eric Holcomb out of the race for Senate, two GOP candidates are left: Todd Young and Marlin Stutzman. Reportedly, Indiana Democrats plan to file a challenge to Young’s candidacy. They question whether he has enough valid signatures to be on the ballot. They will argue that some of those …

Washington, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly helped the Senate pass bipartisan legislation that would allow the United States to apply sanctions on North Korea and on those attempting to do business with North Korea. Donnelly also took to the Senate floor to call for U.S. leadership to counter North …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today voted to strengthen and expand sanctions against North Korea. The legislation comes after a North Korean nuclear test last month and a long-range rocket launch by the country over the weekend in the isolated state. “Simply standing by and allowing this regime …

Joining local business leaders at a Southwest Indiana Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Evansville today, State Auditor Suzanne Crouch launched the21st Century Government Transparency tour. The tour seeks input from the public to improve Indiana’s Transparency Portal, a website administered by the State Auditor’s office that gives Hoosiers the opportunity …

Indianapolis – The Office of Governor Mike Pence announced the following details for the standing honors and a memorial service for former Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb. Governor Mike Pence encourages Hoosiers from around the state to pay tribute to former Governor Whitcomb by signing condolence books at memorial events on …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today issued a report questioning the traditional measure of “full employment” as an appropriate indicator of overall labor market health in the current economy. “A relatively low unemployment rate of 4.9 percent would seem to indicate that our labor force …

The Indiana Supreme Court is improving its internal governance and creating a single Office of Judicial Administration. The internal restructuring plan creates a single administrative office with an administrative team including a Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and a Fiscal Officer (FO). Applications for both positions are due April 1, 2016 …

Indianapolis – Governor Pence issued the following statement following the Supreme Court’s decision to halt the enforcement of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan while litigation against the rule continues. “Hoosiers know that coal means jobs and low-cost energy for our state, and tonight’s Supreme Court decision to put President Obama’s …