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INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 1, 2018) – Today, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch submitted the final report of the Task Force for Assessment of Services and Supports for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to the Indiana General Assembly. “It is my great pleasure to share with the public and the Indiana General Assembly …

Vigo County – Tuesday morning around 10:30, an Indiana State Trooper with Commercial Vehicle Enforcement stopped a tractor-trailer at the eastbound scales located at the 1 mile-marker for a routine DOT inspection. During conversations with the driver the trooper noticed several criminal indicators. After consent from the driver, a search of …

TERRE HAUTE (Oct. 30, 2018) – Today, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch announced the diversification achieved with grant funds from the Office of Economic Adjustment, which is part of the U.S. Department of Defense. “Collaboration and successful partnerships are taking Indiana’s defense sector to the Next Level, and I am inspired …

Fort Wayne – Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) issued the following statement after introducing the Hospital Competition Act of 2018 (H.R. 7084), legislation that aims to combat the rising cost of health care by increasing choice among hospital providers: “Health care costs are spiraling out of control and American families are …

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (October 29, 2018) — Today Treasurer of State Kelly Mitchell turned in the 2018 Annual report for the Office of the Treasurer of State. In this report the Treasurer announced an invested income of over eighty-five (85) million dollars for the state of Indiana. This is a thirty-three (33) …

Indianapolis, Ind. – This week, President Trump signed into law several of U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly’s provisions, including bipartisan efforts to speed up permitting for certain infrastructure projects and others to combat the opioid abuse epidemic. With these provisions on the books, 50 of Donnelly’s legislative efforts have now become …

Alexandria, VA—The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) has just released its ratings of the 2018 meeting of the Indiana General Assembly. ACUF’s Ratings—both federal and state—are an initiative of ACUF’s Center for Legislative Accountability. These ratings are designed to reflect how over 8,000 of the nation’s elected officials view the role of …

Indianapolis, Ind. – Several of U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly’s provisions to combat the opioid abuse epidemic were signed into law today by the President as part of the bipartisan Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act. Donnelly spoke on the Senate …

Indianapolis, Ind. – Today, President Trump signed into law a bipartisan provision led by U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly that will help improve the timeliness and predictability of permitting for some infrastructure projects. The provision, which was included as part of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act, was one Donnelly introduced as …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) has made a tremendous investment in protecting Hoosier’s identities and preventing refund fraud, stopping over $9.7 million in fraud in 2018. Since the program’s inception in 2014, DOR’s identity and refund fraud protection program has stopped over $119 million in refund theft. …