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Indiana allocates more than $19 million to school safety

The Indiana Secured School Safety Board has approved more than $19 million in matching state grant funds, marking a third consecutive year of record-breaking school safety investments. “Hoosier students and staff should be able to go to school with the…

September 8, 2021

Education, State

CollegeChoice 529 Savings Plans launches $10,000 education sweepstakes

INDIANAPOLIS — September is National College Savings Month, and Governor Eric Holcomb has highlighted the importance of saving for education with a Proclamation establishing September 2021 as College Savings Month in Indiana. To celebrate, one individual will be selected to win…

September 1, 2021

Education, State

Indiana Department of Education presents plan for new performance framework dashboard

INDIANAPOLIS – At today’s Indiana State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) presented a framework of the Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed (GPS) characteristics, a set of knowledge and skills that contribute most significantly to a…

September 1, 2021

Health, State

Indiana governor signs COVID-19 Executive Order

INDIANAPOLIS – Today, Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed Executive Order 21-24. The Executive Order outlines directives to help manage the spread of COVID-19. The recent surge of cases due to the infectious Delta Variant has created a strain on the hospital…

September 1, 2021

Community, State

Honoring the life of Cpl. Humberto Sanchez and resources for our veterans

Guest Column by State Senator Stacey Donato: Last Thursday, Aug. 26, 13 U.S. service members died in a suicide bombing near Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport. Cpl. Humberto Sanchez, a resident of Senate District 18, was one of the American…

August 30, 2021

State

Indiana governor signs COVID-19 executive orders

INDIANAPOLIS – Today, Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed Executive Orders 21-22 and 21-23. In Executive Order 21-22, Gov. Holcomb renewed the public health emergency for 30 days. It is set to expire on Sept. 30, 2021. The governor also signed 21-23, which…

August 30, 2021

Community, State

Indiana leaders issue statements on the death of U.S. Marine Corporal Humberto Sanchez of Logansport

On August 28, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed that Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Indiana died August 26, 2021 as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan.…

August 28, 2021

Community, State

Flags at half-staff until sunset August 30, 2021 to honor U.S. service members and other victims killed in Aug. 26 terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan

August 27, 2021

State

50,000 Hoosiers Have Enrolled in High-Demand Certificate Programs

(INDIANAPOLIS) – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb announced that more than 50,000 Hoosiers have enrolled to complete a high-demand certificate program through Indiana’s Next Level Jobs Workforce Ready Grant, which provides tuition-free certificates in five of the state’s most sought-after sectors,…

August 24, 2021

State

Indiana private employment continues recovery; manufacturing showing biggest gain

INDIANAPOLIS – More Hoosiers are returning to work ahead of the Sept. 6 scheduled expiration of federal pandemic unemployment insurance benefits, according to July employment data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD). Indiana’s private employment increased month-over-month by…

August 24, 2021

State

Gov. Holcomb announces Governor’s Public Health Commission Group

INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced yesterday that he is establishing a 15-member commission to examine Indiana’s public health system and make recommendations to improve its structure, funding and operations. “Our public health system has been around for almost…

August 19, 2021

Health, State

State notifying Hoosiers about improper access of contact tracing information

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) is notifying nearly 750,000 Hoosiers that data from the state’s COVID-19 online contact tracing survey was improperly accessed. The data included name, address, email, gender, ethnicity and race, and date of birth.…

August 17, 2021

State

LARE grants to benefit 26 lake, river and stream projects, including Eel River in Cass County

Twenty-one Indiana counties will receive funds to use to improve local water bodies, thanks to $1,450,800 in grants awarded by DNR Director Dan Bortner through the Lake and River Enhancement (LARE) program. The grants will fund projects on four lakes…

August 16, 2021

Events, Sports, State

2022 Indianapolis Host Committee to bring inaugural Indiana Tailgate Tour to 18 state high school football games this fall

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – In conjunction with the 2022 College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship coming to Indianapolis on Jan. 10, 2022, the 2022 Indianapolis Host Committee today announces it is bringing the inaugural Indiana Tailgate Tour to select high school…

August 16, 2021

State

Gov. Holcomb delivers on commitments toward equity and opportunity in Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS- Today, Governor Eric J. Holcomb completed one of his August 2020 commitments to improve equity, inclusivity and opportunity by launching a public disparity data portal. The data dashboard delivers a view into current equity gaps that exist in health,…

August 10, 2021

State

Indiana DNR says Hoosiers in 76 counties can resume feeding birds

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced today that Hoosiers in 76 counties across the state can resume feeding birds but asks that residents of the remaining counties keep their feeders down while the investigation into what is killing songbirds…

August 9, 2021

Community, State

Donato and INDOT host road renaming ceremony to honor late Judge

State Sen. Stacey Donato (R-Logansport, right) presents Senate Concurrent Resolution 8, which urged the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) to rename a section of State Road 218 in Cass and Miami counties as “The Honorable Richard A. Maughmer Highway,” at…

August 5, 2021

State

Gov. Holcomb announces $1.3 million in additional funding to distribute life-saving naloxone

NDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb and the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration today announced the state will fund a $1.3 million distribution of the opioid reversal agent naloxone to ensure the medication reaches Hoosiers who are at-risk of…

August 5, 2021

State

Visionary Leaders Awarded State’s Highest Agricultural Honor

INDIANAPOLIS — Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, Indiana’s Secretary of Agriculture, and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture have announced Doug Leman and Dr. Robert Waltz as recipients of the 2021 AgriVision Award. “The State of Indiana and our agribusinesses are better…

August 5, 2021

State

Girl Scouts announce 28 new badges

Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana (GSNI-M) and Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) today announced 28 new badges focused on entrepreneurship, math in nature and digital leadership that embolden girls to navigate a changing society and build the futures they…

August 3, 2021