State News

WASHINGTON, DC – Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today released the following statement regarding the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee decision to maintain the federal funds target rate:  “Today the Federal Reserve announced that interest rates will remain near zero. The Fed’s decision is an acknowledgement that …

Indianapolis, IN—The Indiana Democratic Party received final approval from the Democratic National Committee to implement the Indiana Delegate Selection Plan. The Plan outlines how Indiana will allocate and select its 98 delegates and alternates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 25-28, 2016. Indiana has 56 …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Dan Coats (R-Ind.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) are urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to immediately reconsider restrictions on payments for prosthetics. Recently proposed changes in Medicare coverage would restrict access to modern prosthetic care for approximately 150,000 Medicare beneficiaries in need of …

Serve Indiana Commission (Serve Indiana), in cooperation with the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), are now accepting applications for the AmeriCorps*State grant. AmeriCorps grants are awarded to eligible organizations for the purpose of supporting AmeriCorps members and addressing community needs. An AmeriCorps Member is an individual who is …

Washington, D.C. – More than two months after the charter of the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank expired, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly once again urged Congress to work together to reauthorize the Bank. The Ex-Im Bank serves as the official export credit agency of the United States and helps facilitate the export …

Indianapolis – Today, Governor Mike Pence named Deborah Frye as Executive Director of the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (PLA), effective today. She has served as Deputy Director/Chief of Staff for PLA since September 2014 and previously worked as Compliance Director at PLA. Prior to her role with PLA, she owned …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today spoke on the Senate floor and called on Senate Democrats to allow an up-or-down vote on the resolution of disapproval on President Obama’s Iran deal. Coats cited the lack of information about Iran’s secret deals with the International Atomic Energy Agency as …

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is kicking off the state’s annual “College GO!” campaign this month with a new-and-improved resource to guide Hoosier families through every step of the college and career planning process. The new Learn More Indiana website (LearnMoreIndiana.org) includes practical college- and career-readiness activities, tools to …

ANDERSON, In – Saturday, September 26 at 10:00 AM, Ricker’s and The Path Home will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome local disabled veteran, Tim Senkowski, and his family to their new home in Anderson, Indiana. The Path Home, a non-for-profit organization that helps veterans and their families, began …

It has been an honor and privilege to serve the people of Indiana State Senate District 29. With the unexpected retirement announcement of United States Senator Dan Coats taking place during a very busy 2015 session of the Indiana General Assembly, my attention was rightfully focused on serving my constituents …