State Sen. Jim Merritt (R-Indianapolis) speaks to Indiana University Vietnamese exchange students during their State House Day. Sen. Merritt spoke to the students about the opioid epidemic, how the legislature is tackling the issue, and Indiana’s response to the Scott County HIV and Hepatitis C crisis. more »
Recently, three communities in and around Senate District 31 received over 1.7 million in local road-funding grants, said State Sen. Jim Merritt (R-Indianapolis). more »
State Sen. Jim Merritt (R-Indianapolis, right) presents John D. Proffitt (left) with Indiana’s highest citizen award, the Sagamore of the Wabash. more »
State Sen. Jeff Raatz (R-Centerville) made the following statement today regarding Gov. Eric Holcomb’s announcement of the potential new home of a fourth state port in Lawrenceburg and Aurora: more »
MERRITT RECEIVES FRIEND OF CHILDREN AWARD: Executive Director of the Indiana Association of Resources and Child Advocacy (IARCA) Cathy Graham (right) awards State Sen. Jim Merritt (R-Indianapolis, left) the Friend of Children Award at the IARCA’s fall conference Wednesday, Sept. 20. Merritt received the award for the work he has done to protect children, including authoring the Lifeline Law and Safe Haven Law as well as sponsoring the “Kids First” License Plate fund. more »
STATEHOUSE (July 31, 2017) ― Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long (R-Fort Wayne) today announced his appointment of Terry J. Bauer and Keith Byers to serve as lay members on the Alcohol Code Revision Commission. more »
State Sen. Jack E. Sandlin (R-Indianapolis) issued the following statement regarding the deaths of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Deputy Chief Jim Waters and Southport Police Department Lt. Aaron Allan more »
Indiana, along with the rest of the nation, is battling an opioid epidemic. Drug overdoses are now the No. 1 cause of accident-related deaths in Indiana and the United States. Our state is facing a crisis that is destroying lives and damaging entire communities. more »
Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long (R-Fort Wayne) made the following statement today regarding the 2017 Fiscal Closeout Report: more »
