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INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) is warning taxpayers to be on alert when getting phone calls claiming they have unpaid tax bills. These phone calls are often scams designed to threaten individuals with some sort of law enforcement or legal action in order to get them to …

INDIANAPOLIS (March 11, 2019) – Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.5 percent for January and remains lower than the national rate of 4.0 percent. With the exception of one month when it was equal (October 2014), Indiana’s unemployment rate now has been below the U.S. rate for more than five years. The monthly unemployment rate is a …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) advises all taxpayers to not “take the bait” this tax season as fraudsters use their phishing schemes to gain access to personal financial information, including tax refunds. “Phishing schemes come in many shapes and sizes,” explained DOR Commissioner Adam Krupp. “Tax season …

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb will attend his first meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board in Washington D.C. today where he will share that more Hoosiers are achieving education and training beyond high school due in part to his Next Level Jobs initiative. “Indiana’s greatest asset is …

Indiana Conservation Officers are reporting that a Dubois County man has been convicted of illegally taking what most hunters would consider a buck of a lifetime.  Mark Gill, age 56, of Holland, harvested a non-typical 20 point buck with more than 200 inches of antler during the 2016 season after …

INDIANAPOLIS –Indianapolis is often associated with speed given that the Indy 500 is the greatest spectacle in racing. Speed is often not associated with the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR)—that is, until it’s tax refund time. DOR has already processed over 1.4 million individual tax returns this season—processing over 100 …

Howard County – Saturday, a criminal investigation by Indiana State Police Detective Josh Maller resulted in the arrest of Chad Bowlby, 46, Russiaville, IN. Bowlby was incarcerated in the Howard County Jail after Maller served him with a Howard Circuit Court arrest warrant. The warrant alleged felony charges for sexual …

According to the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), qualifying farmers and fishermen will be required to file their annual return and make their federal and state tax payment by April 15, 2019. This is an extension of the March 1, 2019 deadline.  Generally, taxpayers …

WASHINGTON, DC – Indiana ranks among bottom half of all states for babies, according to a first-of-its kind report. The State of Babies Yearbook: 2019 compiles nearly 60 indicators that affect the well-being of children ages 0 to 3 and provides an in-depth look at national and state-by-state progress across …

Morgan County – An appointed Special Judge from Monroe County signed an arrest warrant today for Martinsville Chief of Police Matthew D. Long, charging him with Theft and Official Misconduct. In late January of this year, the Indiana State Police along with the Indiana State Board of Accounts were asked …