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 …
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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 …
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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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WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today said the U.S. Department of Interior’s proposed rewrite of the stream buffer zone rule will cost Hoosier jobs and needlessly increase regulatory burdens. “The Obama Administration continues full steam ahead with its intrusive and duplicative regulatory agenda, even in the face of …
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Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly today helped the Senate pass the bipartisan Every Child Achieves Act, which would reauthorize and update the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The bill, which would overhaul the flawed No Child Left Behind law, passed the Senate with support from both parties, 81-17. …
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INDIANAPOLIS— Senate Democratic Leader Tim Lanane (D-Anderson) issued the following statement in response to the fiscal year close-out numbers released today by the state auditor’s office. “This budget statement is about misplaced priorities. “The governor continues to hold resources back and the effects are being felt in communities across the …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today voted for the Every Child Achieves Act, bipartisan legislation that would restore to states and school districts the responsibility for education accountability. The bill passed the Senate 81 to 17. “The Every Child Achieves Act ends the Common Core mandate and restores …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today expressed frustration with HealthCare.gov enrollment fraud during a Finance Committee hearing that examined problems with HealthCare.gov enrollment controls. An ongoing Government Accountability Office undercover investigation of enrollment controls found that the Obamacare federal exchange approved 11 out of 12 telephone and online …
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INDIANAPOLIS − Governor Mike Pence today announced a federal award of $862,946 to Fort Wayne to purchase and demolish 18 flood-prone structures. “This effort in Fort Wayne is about protecting Hoosiers by removing these properties from harm’s way,” Governor Pence said. “In addition to eliminating the flood-damage property risk to the …
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Washington, D.C. —U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly today announced his support for bipartisan legislation that would help address growing prenatal opioid abuse and assist newborns suffering from opioid withdrawal and painful symptoms associated with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). This is the latest effort in Donnelly’s work to combat the opioid abuse …
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