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Tipton County – On Friday, officers from the Indiana State Police and the Tipton County Sheriff’s Department responded to a two vehicle crash on U.S. 31 near Tipton County Road 200 North, in which two people were injured. The preliminary crash investigation by Trooper Eric Treon revealed that Kory McGlan, …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today signed two agenda bills in the rotunda of the Indiana Statehouse focused on supporting teachers and schools. The first, Senate Enrolled Act (SEA) 200, authored by Sen. Dennis Kruse (R – Auburn), Sen. Luke Kenley (R – Noblesville), and Sen. Ryan Mishler (R – …

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Hoosiers who support environmental sustainability and recycling can now show that support on their Indiana license plate.  The Indiana Recycling Coalition’s Executive Director, Carey Hamilton, remarked, “The Indiana Recycling Coalition (IRC) is thrilled to be approved for an Indiana Specialty License Plate available for purchase starting this month.  …

INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 20, 2016) – The Mike Pence for Indiana (MPFI) Campaign reported raising $3,540,003.69 for the second half of 2015, ending the year with $6,767,723.20 cash on hand. Coupled with fundraising activity reported for June 30th reporting period, the re-election effort collected $5,147,070.51 for the year. MPFI Executive Director …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, delivered his weekly “Waste of the Week” speech and highlighted $150 million spent by the Task Force for Business Stability Operations, a Pentagon business advocacy agency, on villas in Afghanistan. Established in Afghanistan for a valid …

The Indiana Supreme Court is authorizing six judges to preside over pilot project commercial courts, which will begin hearing cases June 1, 2016. These specialized trial courts will benefit all court users by resolving complex business cases more efficiently, which will afford more court resources for other case types. The …

INDIANAPOLIS – The My Community, My Vision (MCMV) program recently received endorsement from the Indiana Bicentennial Commission (IBC) as a Bicentennial Legacy Project. It is the second program at the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) to be named a legacy project. The Moving Forward program received the designation …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today voted for legislation designed to improve America’s national security by tightening up the screening of refugees from Iraq and Syria. The bill would suspend the admission of Iraqi and Syrian refugees into the United States until the nation’s top security officials can …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly helped pass bipartisan legislation today in the Senate Agriculture Committee that would reauthorize programs to provide nutritious meals and snacks to food insecure children – children who sometimes do not know where their next meal will come from – and offer more flexibility …

STATEHOUSE (Jan. 20, 2016) —State Sen. R. Michael Young’s (R–Indianapolis) bill to combat meth use in Indiana recently passed the Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law.  Senate Bill 161 is aimed at preventing individuals convicted of meth and drug felonies from purchasing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, two ingredients commonly used …