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STATEHOUSE— On Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, the Indiana General Assembly approved the new congressional and state legislative district lines, concluding the General Assembly’s constitutional duty of redistricting. Indiana is required by state and federal law to redraw Indiana’s Statehouse and…

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags statewide to be flown at half-staff in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. Gov.…

Conservation Officers encourage Indiana hunters to donate harvested deer to help feed hungry Hoosiers. The Sportsmen’s Benevolence Fund administered by the DNR Division of Law Enforcement provides grants to Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry, the Dubois County Sportsmen Club, and Hunters…

Here’s an update from the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration on upcoming changes that may impact the benefits received by Hoosier SNAP participants: On Sept. 30, 2021, the 15% increase in SNAP benefits provided as part of the American Rescue…

INDIANAPOLIS – Beginning on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, everyone in northern Indiana’s 219 and 574 telephone area codes will be required to use 10 digits, rather than seven, to make local phone calls. (For example, callers should start dialing “219-555-5555”…

INDIANAPOLIS – Tuesday, September 28 is National Voter Registration Day, a civic holiday celebrating our democracy. Indiana makes it easy for new voters to register for the first time or for existing voters to update their information. “Government works best…

Attorney General Todd Rokita is warning Hoosier nurses to be alert to phone calls from scammers claiming they must pay a large amount of money to avoid a license suspension. “When I took the oath of office earlier this year,…

DNR will stock more than 130 public fishing sites across Indiana with approximately 67,000 channel catfish. State fish hatcheries will begin harvesting channel catfish Sept. 27 and plan to stock them by Nov. 15. These lake and reservoir stockings occur…

STATEHOUSE – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs today announced the Indiana Connectivity Program, a new resource designed to help more Hoosiers obtain access to reliable and quality broadband, is now open. Homeowners and…

STATEHOUSE – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced a new program aiming to help more Hoosiers obtain access to reliable and quality broadband. Homeowners and business owners can apply for consideration for the…

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – Every year, 2,100 North Americans are killed or seriously injured when they engage in unsafe behavior around tracks and trains. Indiana Operation Lifesaver is joining Operation Lifesaver Inc. (OLI), Operation Lifesaver Canada and the Mexican Association of…

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) awarded more than $3 million in STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant funds to 53 projects across Indiana. The goal of the program is to encourage partnerships between law enforcement, prosecution, courts and…

(INDIANAPOLIS) On Sept. 13, the Indiana Arts Commission announced it has distributed American Rescue Plan Act funds to 278 nonprofit organizations totaling $834,000. Grants were distributed through the agency’s Arts Recovery Program with American Rescue Plan Act funds directly from…

INDIANAPOLIS – The 500 Festival is accepting applications for the 2022 500 Festival Princess Program, presented by The National Bank of Indianapolis. Since 1959, the 500 Festival Princess Program has celebrated Indiana’s top college-aged women leaders and philanthropists. Applications are…

Indianapolis-Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced today a regional collection system to sort and deliver items donated by Hoosiers to the thousands of Afghan evacuees temporarily housed at Camp Atterbury. Several state agencies will collaborate to receive, sort and deliver the…