State News

Vigo County, Terre Haute – Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Indiana State Trooper Brad Fyfe observed a vehicle with a heavily damaged windshield at 3rd Avenue and 11th Street.  The vehicle was a green Mercury with an Indiana registration.  Trooper Fyfe activated all his emergency lights to …

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN) and Congresswoman Susan Brooks (R-IN) released the following statements after the introduction of the bipartisan E-FRONTIER Act, of which they are original cosponsors.  Rep. Banks is the lead Republican cosponsor of the legislation.  This bill would prevent the U.S. government from managing the …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) encourages customers to take a note from Abraham Lincoln’s book and be honest when filing their taxes this season. Claiming income that was not earned, overstating deductions or falsely claiming credits are just a few of the examples DOR has identified this …

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) and Congresswoman Liz Cheney (WY-At Large) released the following statements regarding their bill, the “Ensuring a Secure Afghanistan Act,” which specifies a list of requirements that must be met before U.S. troop levels can fall below 10,000 in Afghanistan.  Read the full …

The Domestic Relations Committee of the Judicial Conference of Indiana is seeking comments on proposed changes to Indiana’s Child Support Guidelines, which are used to make decisions about child support in dissolutions of marriage, legal separations, paternity cases, Title IV-D proceedings, and all other actions for child support. The proposed …

Vigo County – Terre Haute – At approximately 1:05 a.m., March 27, 2019, Troopers Fyfe, Stump, and Petrowski were located at a gas station in Terre Haute.  The troopers observed a pick-up truck, driven by a female, pull into the station.  The female driver got out of the vehicle and …

INDIANAPOLIS (March 27, 2019) – Eleven teams of Hoosier high school students will gather in Indianapolis on April 4 for the final round of the 2019 Innovate WithIN™ pitch competition, a statewide initiative hosted by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), Indiana Department of Education and Ball State University. “Innovate …

The Indiana Supreme Court has imposed an interim suspension on Magistrate William Greenaway of Hamilton Superior Court, effective immediately. The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications filed a “Notice of Criminal Charges and Request for Suspension” with the Indiana Supreme Court. The Notice, case number 19S-JD-165, was filed by the Indiana …

Washington, D.C. – This month, the staff of Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) led two major initiatives to help better train and inform fellow staff members who serve constituencies across the country.  On March 15, staff members from Rep. Banks’ district office hosted a bipartisan Regional Caseworker Operations Workshop in Fort …

INDIANA (March 25, 2019) — The Indiana Bond Bank has issued $86.2 Million in bonds which will serve to replenish the fund which Indiana school corporations may use to finance school building construction, educational technology programs and school safety improvements. The roots of the Common School Fund (CSF) go back to …