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 …
Read More »DOR’s Nation Leading Fraud Team Stops over $9.7 Million in 2018
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. …
Read More »Indiana Conservation Officers Respond to Plane Crash in Jackson-Washington State Forest
Indiana Conservation Officers are assisting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after an overnight plane crash in Jackson County. Chad Lowe (31) of Crossville, TN crashed the small plane he was piloting and escaped with no injuries. Shortly after 1:00 a.m. this morning, Lowe was piloting his 1962 Piper Colt aircraft …
Read More »Brown County Woman Charged in the Death of her Seven Month Old Daughter
Bloomington – Indiana State Police Detective Stacy Brown along with the Indiana Department of Child Services Family Case Manager Stephanie Clephane concluded a six month investigation earlier this week with the arrest of Anna Prewitt-Byers, 20 of Nashville. Both agencies were contacted on April 18th of this year by IU …
Read More »September Indiana Employment Report
INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 19, 2018) – Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.5 percent for September and remains lower than the national rate of 3.7 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 nearly five years. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. …
Read More »Crowdfunding campaign launched for “Richmond Pickleball” Project
INDIANAPOLIS – Richmond residents and visitors will soon have more opportunities to enjoy pickleball, an exciting game for all ages and skill levels, thanks to a recently launched crowdfunding campaign. The campaign is sponsored by theIndiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) and offered through the crowdfunding platform developed by Patronicity. The campaign …
Read More »Donnelly Receives 2018 ‘Friend of Farm Bureau’ Award in Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Ind. – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly received the ‘Friend of Farm Bureau’ award in Indianapolis. Donnelly was recognized by the Indiana Farm Bureau for his efforts to advocate for Hoosier farmers and rural communities. During the 115th Congress, Donnelly, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, has reduced …
Read More »Donnelly Urges HHS to Implement Provisions of Trevor’s Law
Indianapolis, Ind. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar, calling on him to begin implementing a Trevor’s Law provision requiring an update to the guidelines for investigations of potential cancer clusters. A bipartisan provision Donnelly authored, which provided $1 …
Read More »Child Support Bureau receives federal digital marketing grant
INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 12, 2018) – The Indiana Department of Child Services received a $170,000 digital marketing grant that will enable its Child Support Bureau to test new digital tools aimed at connecting more Indiana families to child support services. The grant is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Support Enforcement. It will support the …
Read More »Using a Tax Zapper? DOR Warns Businesses
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) has recently enhanced steps to identify and confront businesses engaged in illegal activity by using illegal sales transaction manipulation devices or computer programs, often called tax zappers. Tax zappers delete or modify sales transactions with the intention of avoiding paying income, sales …
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