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INDIANAPOLIS – Receiving unanimous support from the Democratic State Central Committee, the Indiana Democratic Party Tuesday announced its formal endorsement for Glenda Ritz and her re-election campaign to remain the Superintendent of Public Instruction. “Since running for the office in 2012, the Indiana Democratic Party has fully backed Glenda Ritz …

Indianapolis – Tomorrow, Governor Mike Pence, joined by First Lady Karen Pence, will offer remarks at the annual Veterans Day Ceremony at the Indiana Veterans’ Home.   “This Veteran’s Day, I urge Hoosiers across our state to extend thanks to the brave men and women who have served in our …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Office of Energy Development (OED) today announced that seven Indiana public school corporations will receive $275,430 from the OED’s 2015 Indiana Propane School Bus (PSB) grant program.   This is OED’s first grant specifically dedicated to propane school buses. The participating schools will benefit from propane …

The annual Off-Road Cycling Permit is now available for mountain bike trails on state park, reservoir and state forest properties.    The $20 permit will be required beginning Jan. 1 for most off-road cyclists on state properties, with some exceptions.   Permits are not required for trails rated as “Beginner.” …

Gov. Mike Pence joined members of the Bicentennial Commission and the Knox County Parks & Recreation Department today to officially dedicate the recently acquired Fox Ridge Nature Park northeast of Vincennes.   The 95-acre former golf course property includes more than 2 miles of paved cart paths that will be …

Express concerns about proposed dual credit teacher requirements CHICAGO – Indiana Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann and Glenda Ritz, Superintendent of Public Instruction, testified today before the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), a regional accreditation organization.  Their testimony expressed concerns about proposed guidelines for teachers of dual credit classes in Indiana’s high …

Morgan County, IN- A traffic stop by an alert Indiana State Trooper has removed five pounds of suspected heroin from the streets of Indiana. Today, November 5th, at approximately 12:30 p.m., Indiana State Police Master Trooper Jim Wells conducted a traffic stop on a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe on I-70 EB …

Gregg will bring fairness back to government, help repair Indiana’s two reputations, and solve today’s problems facing the everyday Hoosier family INDIANAPOLIS – With one year before the 2016 gubernatorial election, the Indiana Democratic Party today announced their formal endorsement for John Gregg to be the next governor of the Hoosier …

Columbus – Following her return from Governor Mike Pence’s jobs and economic development mission to Japan last month, today First Lady Karen Pence completed the art exchange between fourth grade students in Columbus and its Japanese sister-city, Miyoshi City.   “It is an honor and privilege to continue building cultural …

INDIANAPOLIS (November 4, 2015) – Beginning this week, Indiana criminal justice providers (courts, probation and parole officers and community corrections organizations) can begin referring eligible felony criminal offenders with mental illness or substance  addiction issues to designated treatment agencies in lieu of simply ordering them to be jailed or imprisoned …