Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly helped introduce legislation that would overturn the Administration’s recently finalized rule about short-term “junk” insurance plans. These plans continue the Administration’s efforts to undermine health insurance markets and are expected to raise health care costs for Hoosiers, while failing to offer essential coverage …
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Vigo County—Last night at approximately 10:24, Indiana State Police Trooper James Crisp stopped a teal 2003 Hyundai passenger car for improper headlights on southbound US 41 (3rd St) near Cherry Street. Immediately noticing enhanced nervousness and other information associated with the occupants, Trooper Crisp requested K-9 assistance from ISP Trooper …
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BRAZIL, IND. (Aug. 23, 2018) – Indiana Department of Correction inmates will join ranks with sheriffs and deputies on Monday when they demolish three unsafe and unwanted buildings on the new Indiana Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch –making room for cabins, a peace chapel, amphitheater and recreation areas.“Bulldozers and jackhammers will next week …
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Indianapolis, Ind. – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly called for more action to address the opioid epidemic as overdose deaths rise in Indiana. The CDC found that 1,840 people died in Indiana as a result of an overdose in 2017, an 18 percent increase compared to 2016 and 37 percent …
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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly helped the Senate pass a bipartisan appropriations bill that would fund multiple federal agencies, including the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services. The bill includes Donnelly’s bipartisan amendment that he introduced with Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), which …
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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly introduced legislation that would require the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to track and evaluate all federally funded efforts to address the opioid epidemic as part of its work to coordinate the National Drug Control Strategy. President Trump’s Commission on …
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Fort Wayne – Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) yesterday led a group of 50 House colleagues in sending a letter to House and Senate members of the 2018 Farm Bill conference committee urging them to include the Banks amendment to permanently repeal the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule …
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STATEHOUSE (Aug. 23, 2018) – Today, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch along with the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced that more than $10M in federal grant funding is being awarded to 19 rural communities. “Rural communities are the next great economic frontier for our state, and it is …
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Today, the Indiana Commission to Combat Drug Abuse launched an interactive, online Naloxone Administration Heat Map, providing insight into the location of incidents where naloxone was administered and reported by emergency medical services (EMS) providers throughout the state. Also known by the brand name Narcan®, naloxone blocks the effects of …
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Washington, D.C. – As the Senate debates a bill that would fund federal agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly spoke on the Senate floor today to highlight the critical need to support efforts to make sure Hoosiers have confidence their communities are safe. …
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