State News

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 …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s stay of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new and heavy-handed regulations on coal-fired power plants. “The Supreme Court’s stay of President Obama’s Clean Power Plan sends a critical signal that the EPA cannot overreach its …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today issued the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s budget proposal for the 2017 fiscal year: “President Obama could have used his final budget proposal to finally make efforts to reduce our debt and rein in out-of-control federal spending. Instead, …

INDIANAPOLIS – Senate Democratic Leader Tim Lanane (D-Anderson) released the following statement after Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann announced her unexpected departure from Governor Mike Pence’s administration. “I’m taken aback by the suddenness of the Lieutenant Governor’s unexpected exit, “In her time at the helm of the Senate she’s been a …

Thanks Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann for Exceptional Service to the State   Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today announced his intention to nominate Eric Holcomb as the next lieutenant governor of Indiana, following current Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann’s announcement that she will resign to pursue the position of president at …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Office of Energy Development (OED) and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC) today announced over $268,000 will be shared among three grantees for the first round of the Hoosier Homegrown Fuels (HHF) Blender Pump Program. The goal of this program is to expand the availability of higher ethanol …

Indianapolis, IN- Indiana State Police troopers are investigating a sighting of a possible stolen vehicle that began on 38th Street and ended with a crash on I-465. Very preliminary information gained thus far by investigators has revealed that at approximately 2:00 p.m. this afternoon a male subject observed his uncles …