State News

NEW YORK – Oct. 7, 2015 – The National Pork Board announced today that Keith Schoettmer, a pig farmer from Tipton, Indiana, is the recipient of its first-ever America’s Pig Farmer of the YearSM Award. The award is designed to recognize a pig farmer who excels at raising pigs using the …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Todd Rokita (IN-04) issued the following statement after the Budget Committee passed the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act: “This bill is an opportunity to bring meaningful health care reform to the President’s desk.  This is the first step towards repealing and replacing the most …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence has announced a statewide contract with Real Alternatives, a non-profit charitable organization that partners with local service providers to offer free pregnancy and parenting services, such as counseling support for women during pregnancy through 12 months after birth and referral services to other social services …

INDIANAPOLIS – With more than 1,900 structurally deficient bridges across the state and $71 million Hoosier taxpayer dollars wasted on faulty asphalt, the Indiana Democratic Party today announced its “#FixOurRoads” campaign, an effort aimed at putting the power back in the hands of everyday Hoosiers by giving them the opportunity to …

The Indiana Supreme Court awarded $420,000 in grant money to benefit 9 agencies serving 16 counties for volunteer-based guardianship programs serving seniors and incapacitated adults. The matching grants range from $50,000 for current guardianship programs to $38,500 for new and developing programs. Grants were awarded to the following programs: Achieva …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule that will lower the ground level ozone standard to 70 parts per billion:  “The EPA’s ozone rule will slow down economic development across Indiana. Under …

Washington, D.C. – In July, Rep. Todd Rokita (IN-04) was appointed to serve as a conferee for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA Conference Committee is a select panel of members from both chambers that negotiate and reconcile the House and Senate versions of the NDAA. Rep. Rokita …

Now is the time to address debt, deficit problems Senator Dan Coats During the most recent Republican presidential debate, topics of discussion ranged from the important, like the crisis in Syria, to the unimportant, such as potential Secret Service codenames. One topic that barely registered during the debate? Our nation’s …

Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly testified before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC) yesterday emphasizing the importance of training private, community mental health providers to better treat servicemembers and veterans. Veterans organizations that support Donnelly’s provisions also gave testimony at the SVAC hearing.   Donnelly said during his testimony, “The …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today joined 34 of his colleagues in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson calling for a full audit of all fetal research supported by HHS to determine whether there have been …