At a time when affordability is top of mind for Hoosiers, it is important that your state government is living within its means and managing your hard-earned tax dollars efficiently and effectively – just like you and your families must do. more »
This November, Hoosiers will be asked to vote on an amendment to our state constitution. In communities across the state, including here in southern Indiana, judges must make difficult decisions about what happens between the arrest of an individual and their trial, especially when it comes to proven dangerous offenders. more »
State Sen. Scott Alexander (R-Muncie) recently honored Dr. Dagney Faulk with the Circle of Corydon for her two decades of work as a professor, researcher and leader in the Muncie community. more »
This year, when voters head to the polls, they will find Public Question 1 on their ballot. more »
Hoosiers are fed up hearing the same story over and over. An innocent life is taken due to the heinous act of a repeat violent offender who is out of jail on bail. More than 30 states have laws to prevent innocent people from being harmed by this revolving door of crime, but Indiana does not. In our state, bail can only be withheld from a suspect if the evidence indicates an offender committed murder or treason, which allows some of Indiana's worst criminals to return to the very communities they maliciously harmed. more »
Seeing elected officials work together on an issue seems less common today, however, at the Statehouse bipartisanship is quite common. Since 2023 Republicans and Democrats at the Statehouse have worked together and overwhelmingly supported Senate Joint Resolution 1, which is a state constitutional amendment that would allow judges the ability to withhold bail from violent offenders. more »
Our government should do everything it can to protect the people it governs. Good, hard-working Hoosiers should not have to worry about their safety when they go outside or go to sleep at night. more »
In central Indiana, we see on a near daily basis the impacts crime has had on Indianapolis and its suburbs when we turn on the news. more »
State Sen. Jim Tomes (R-Wadesville) visits BoldAge PACE center in Evansville to learn about the services the program provides for older Hoosiers. more »
At a time when affordability is top of mind for Hoosiers, it is important that your state government is living within its means and managing your hard-earned tax dollars efficiently and effectively – just like you and your families must do. more »
