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STATEHOUSE– State Sen. Randy Head (R-Logansport) recently filed a bill that would make it easier for clinicians serving families to obtain a license. Under current law, mental health counselor and mental health counselor associate applicants must complete 1,000 hours in…

The new dean of students at Logansport Junior High School will take on another new responsibility next month. Jay Jones has been appointed to serve on the Logansport Housing Authority Board. He succeeds Mike Stadjuhar who resigned after he was…

One of the seven members elected to the Logansport City Council in 2015 will finally be able to be seated on the council after a two-year wait. Democrat Scott Peattie was appointed today to fill out the remaining two years…

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Nominating Committee is soliciting applications from persons interested in filling one current vacancy on the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) created by the retirement of Chairman James Atterholt. Applications will be accepted today…

Three people who have served on the board that distributes Tax Increment Financing the past two years will serve again in 2018. Mayor Dave Kitchell announced Monday night that Suzanne Chilcott, Brannon Meagher and Scott Kraud will serve again. Kraud,…

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…