State Sen. Ron Alting (R-Lafayette) welcomed Arni’s co-owner Brad Cohen to the Statehouse Tuesday, Feb. 21. Arni’s Restaurant participated in the Taste of Hoosier Hospitality Luncheon hosted by the Indiana Restaurant and Lodging Association (INRLA). more »
State Sen. Jim Merritt (R-Indianapolis) will honor the Fishers High School We the People team with a special resolution Thursday, Feb. 22, at 1:30 p.m. during session. more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 21, 2018) — The Indiana General Assembly recently honored the St. Joseph High School baseball team with Senate Concurrent Resolution 16, authored by State Sen. Joe Zakas (R-Granger), on their 2017 Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Class 3A state championship at Victory Field in Indianapolis on June, 17, 2017. more »
State Sen. Ron Alting (R-Lafayette) honored Jeff Washburn, legendary sports writer for the Lafayette Journal and Courier, by presenting a special resolution to his wife and family members last week in the Senate Chamber. more »
A bill authored by State Sen. Jon Ford (R-Terre Haute) that would require the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) to enact a foster parent bill of rights passed out of the Indiana House of Representatives by a vote of 94-0. more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 20, 2018) — A bill authored by State Sen. Liz Brown (R-Fort Wayne) to allow students to possess and use sunscreen at school without a physician’s note recently passed the House by a vote of 94 to 2. more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 19, 2018) – State Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) was recently named as one of the recipients of the 2018 Central States Simon Award. more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 14, 2018) — Senate Bill 100, authored by State Sen. Mike Delph (R-Carmel), passed out of the House Committee on Roads and Transportation with a 9-0 vote earlier today. more »
STATEHOUSE (Feb. 14, 2018) ― State Sen. Mike Delph (R-Carmel) authored Senate Bill 100, Savannah’s Law, which will be heard in the House Committee on Roads and Transportation at 10 a.m. today, Feb. 14. John and Wendy Bettis, the parents of Savannah Bettis, whom the bill is named after, are anticipated to be in attendance, along with other supporters of the bill. more »
The leader of the Indiana State Senate, President Pro Tem David Long (R-Fort Wayne), announced today that he will retire from the Senate in November. Long, who has served in the Senate for 22 years, the past 12 as the Senate leader, said that 30 years of public service, including eight as a Fort Wayne city councilman prior to his service in the Senate, was long enough. more »
