INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb this week announced his infrastructure agenda plan for 2019, including a new $1 billion investment in infrastructure projects. The Next Level Connections program will expand broadband services in rural Indiana, grow the state’s systems of trails, create more nonstop international flights, and move up …
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INDIANAPOLIS (September 6, 2018) –Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Tourism Development (IOTD) announced today that the application period for its Destination Development Grant program is now open. Crouch said that cities, towns, counties and nonprofit entities located in Indiana that are involved with tourism promotion and development are …
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (September 5, 2018) — Treasurer Mitchell spent much of August visiting twenty-five PSAPs (Public Service Answering Points) throughout the state of Indiana. “Each dispatch center is unique, but a consistent thread throughout all the centers was the high caliber and commitment of the telecommunicators,” commented Treasurer Mitchell. “We discussed training …
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement on the first day of oral arguments in Texas v. United States, a lawsuit that would, in part, eliminate current health insurance protections for those with pre-existing conditions. Donnelly said, “This misguided lawsuit would put health care coverage for …
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Jasper County-An unidentified woman was hit and killed on I-65 south bound at the 204 mile marker (this is one mile south of the Remington exit) at approximately 2:30 a.m., Sunday morning. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Nicole Maenza revealed a 2007 Mercury Sable, driven by a Rahsul Valentine, 26 of …
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The legal challenge to Indiana’s law regarding remote sellers was resolved this week when an order granting voluntary dismissal was entered by the Marion Superior Court. The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) is set to begin enforcing the state’s economic nexus law on October 1, 2018. That said, any merchant may …
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INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 31, 2018) — The Indiana State Department of Agriculture is now accepting matching grant applications to help grow the Hoosier livestock sector. This funding is available to non-profit organizations, commissions and associations in the following livestock species: cattle, swine, sheep, equine, goats, poultry, camelids, ostriches, cervidae, bison, aquaculture and …
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STATEHOUSE (Aug. 31, 2018) – Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch announced that the Federal Communications Commission has awarded more than $29M in funding over the next 10 years to increase broadband speeds for 24,530 locations throughout the state. “Unserved and underserved rural areas in our state need high-speed, reliable Internet in …
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INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 29, 2018) — Individuals incarcerated in Indiana prisons got the rare opportunity to search for employment before their release, by participating in an innovative virtual job fair with six Hoosier employers. The Hoosier Initiative for Re-entry program, or HIRE, is a program administered by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development …
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(Indiana) –– Whitetails Unlimited has awarded Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry a grant totaling $2,000 to fund processing fees on donated large game and livestock. “We are very excited about our “Meat” the Need program, “said Debra Treesh, Executive Director of Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry, “and pleased that this Whitetails Unlimited …
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