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INDIANAPOLIS – Today, Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson released the annual list of top investor threats and reminded Hoosiers to use caution when approached with any unsolicited investment opportunities. “All investments involve a degree of risk. Investors can help…

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed an executive order providing up to four weeks of paid leave for executive branch state employees to spend time with their newborn or newly adopted child. The state’s new parent leave policy is…

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly’s provision requiring a comprehensive strategy from the White House to confront the threat posed by North Korea was signed into law today by President Trump as part of the annual national defense bill.…

Washington, DC–Today, Congressman Todd Rokita will participate in the markup of the PROSPER Act to improve career readiness for Hoosiers by bettering higher education institutions. “When our kids leave college they need to be ready for the career path they…

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s Republican U.S. Senate candidates will make their first joint election year appearance at noon on Saturday, January 13, 2018, in front of hundreds of Republican grassroots activists at the Indiana Republican Party’s Congress of Counties in downtown…

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Senate Banking Committee passed bipartisan legislation that would reduce regulatory burdens on community banks and credit unions as well as provide new protections to consumers. Donnelly helped craft and introduce the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief,…

WASHINGTON, DC — The Lugar Center, led by former U.S. Senator Richard Lugar, and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University today jointly released updated lifetime Bipartisan Index rankings of U.S. Senators who have served in Congress since 1993.  The…

State Sen. Randy Head (R-Logansport) announced the Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the Senate Page Program. This full-day interactive program gives students in grades six through 12 the opportunity to tour the Indiana Statehouse, observe session debates on…

STATEHOUSE — State Sen. Randy Head (R-Logansport) gathered with fellow legislators today at the Statehouse for Organization Day — the ceremonial start of the Indiana General Assembly. Organization Day is marked by the annual first roll call of all state…

We’ve invited Logansport Mayor Dave Kitchell to share updates from the city in a monthly column. Logansport has been spared the wrath of hurricanes and wildfires that have ravaged much of the country in the past month, and with time…

Starting around 12:30 p.m. today, Office of Attorney General staff members began receiving dozens of calls from people nationwide asking about an invoice emailed to them that appeared to come from the Office of Attorney General. In awkward wording, the…

Applications to intern with the Indiana House Republicans during the 2018 legislative session are due Oct. 31, according to State Rep. Heath VanNatter (R-Kokomo) and State Rep. Bill Friend (R-Macy). The House Republican Internship Program offers paid, spring-semester internships at…

We’ve invited Logansport Mayor Dave Kitchell to share updates from the city in a monthly column. In the month of Labor Day, Logansport found itself with a lower unemployment rate than it had a year earlier, with more jobs on…

STATEHOUSE — Local communities will receive state matching grants to improve roads and bridges, according to State Rep. Heath VanNatter (R-Kokomo). More than $150 million was awarded to Indiana cities, towns and counties through the Community Crossings grant program, which…

Local communities will receive state matching grants to improve roads and bridges, according to State Rep. Bill Friend (R-Macy). More than $150 million was awarded to Indiana cities, towns and counties through the Community Crossings grant program, which is now…