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INDIANAPOLIS — Ever wonder how the taxes paid to the State of Indiana are utilized? The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) is embarking on a communications campaign in collaboration with 12 other state agencies throughout 2020 to answer that question. While DOR administers all state taxes, determining where these funds …

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an off-road vehicle (ORV) accident that claimed the life of the operator. At 8:35 p.m. Sunday, officers were dispatched to the 7000 block of South River Bottom Road in Hanover, in Jefferson County. Cory Garver, 35, of Madison, was pronounced deceased at the scene by …

INDIANAPOLIS(January 3, 2020) — Secretary of State Connie Lawson today announced that 23 percent or 645,458 of the 2,851,245 Hoosiers who were eligible to vote in the November 5, 2019 municipal general election cast a ballot. Not all Hoosier voters were eligible to vote in the November 5 municipal elections. …

INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 20, 2019) – Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.2 percent for November and remains lower than the national rate of 3.5 percent. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicator that reflects the number of unemployed people seeking employment within the prior four weeks as a percentage of …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration today announced it is receiving $5.2 million in grant dollars to improve the coordination of clinical care and the integration of other services that are critical for maternal and child health, well-being and sustained recovery. The grant is part of the …

Vigo County – December 18, 2019, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Trooper Andrew Mattern was patrolling in the area of Poplar and 25th Street, when he stopped a 2005 Ford for exceeding the posted speed limit of 46 mph in a 30 mph zone.  The driver was identified as Manuel D. Akers, …

Vigo County – Wednesday, December 18, at approximately 1:15 p.m., Master Trooper Rich Reynolds from the Putnamville State Police Post, responded to a single vehicle accident at the State Road 641 bypass and McDaniel Road.    The preliminary crash investigation by Master Trooper Reynolds revealed that Regina R. Ames, age 59, of …

Vigo County – This afternoon at approximately 12:25 p.m., officers from the Putnamville State Police Post responded to a two vehicle accident on State Road 46 at the westbound Interstate 70 on-ramp, which sent three to the hospital.   The preliminary crash investigation by Trooper Gerald Stump, of the Putnamville Post, revealed …

INDIANAPOLIS (December 18, 2019) — The Indiana Securities Division has finalized updates on its revamped web portal for filings and payments, Secretary of State Connie Lawson announced today. The Securities Portal initially launched in December 2018.  The updated Securities Portal continues the trend of the office working to modernize state …

INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 16, 2019) – The Indiana Department of Child Services welcomes Takkeem Morgan as the agency’s first Foster America Fellow.  Since 2016, San Francisco-based Foster America has partnered with child-welfare agencies across the country to place talented professionals in their organizations for an 18-month fellowship. The nonprofit recruits professionals …