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INDIANAPOLIS – New data show Indiana children are making strides in education, but the state continues to struggle with high rates of child poverty. Those facts, among others, appear in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2015 KIDS COUNT® Data Book. The Data Book provides a detailed picture of how children across …
Read More »Statement from Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann on the Death of Jane Avery
INDIANAPOLIS – Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann today issued the following statement upon learning of Jane Avery’s recent passing. “It is with a very heavy heart that I learned of the passing of Jane Avery. She has been so special to the food security effort in Indiana. Jane was one of …
Read More »Speed Too Fast Sends One to Hospital in Tippecanoe County
Tippecanoe County-Yesterday at approximately 9:00 p.m. on I-65 SB south of the 178 exit to SR 43 a semi slowing for slowed or stopped traffic was rear ended when a car coming up from behind, failed to reduce speed. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Kent Wainscott has shown that a white 2011 …
Read More »Coats Supports Governor Pence’s Decision to Authorize the Adjutant General to Arm Military Personnel at National Guard Facilities
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement regarding Indiana Governor Mike Pence’s executive order directing the Adjutant General to enhance security measures at all Indiana National Guard facilities: “Following the reprehensible attack on our military personnel in …
Read More »Coats: McCain is an American hero, period
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today issued the following statement regarding comments made by Donald Trump about the military service of Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.): “John McCain endured over five years in a Vietnamese prison camp in service to the country he loves. He turned down early release …
Read More »Lubbers calls on Indiana colleges to participate in new Gallup-Indiana survey
Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education Teresa Lubbers has invited every public, private and for-profit college in the state to take part in the nation’s first statewide survey of undergraduate satisfaction through a Gallup-Indiana survey. The survey results will provide colleges valuable feedback on the campus-level practices making the biggest difference …
Read More »Governor Pence Authorizes Arming Indiana National Guard at State Facilities
Indianapolis – Effective immediately, Governor Mike Pence has directed Indiana Adjutant General, Major General Courtney Carr in cooperation with the Indiana State Police, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and local law enforcement to enhance security measures at all Indiana National Guard facilities and installations in Indiana, in the wake …
Read More »AEP Foundation Presents Major Gift to Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
Indiana Michigan Power on behalf of the AEP Foundation presented a gift of $75,000 to the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo for renovation of the zoo’s Jungle Lab classroom earlier today. “The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo is a gem and we are lucky to have this world-class attraction right here in …
Read More »Coats Highlights Waste of the Week: Social Security Benefits for Criminals Avoiding Felony Arrest
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, yesterday delivered his weekly “Waste of the Week” speech and highlighted how the federal government can achieve $4.8 billion in savings over the next 10 years by denying retirement and disability benefits to criminals who are …
Read More »Governor Pence Names Robert Altice as New Court of Appeals Judge
Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today announced that Judge Robert Altice has been appointed to serve as the new Court of Appeals judge for the second district, effective September 1, 2015. Altice will fill the vacancy by Judge Ezra Friedlander, who announced his retirement effective August 31, 2015, after spending …
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