Category: News

  • RNC polls voters on candidate favorability

    A poll by the Republican National Committee includes Gov. Mike Pence and his predecessor, Mitch Daniels, among 32 prospective candidates for the party’s 2016 presidential nominations. The RNC is asking […]

  • State unemployment falls to 5.7%, private sector employment grows

    INDIANAPOLIS – The state’s unemployment rate continued to fall in April, marking nine months of decline in the Hoosier state. The state’s rate of 5.7 percent is below the national […]

  • Sidestepping Obamacare, Indiana finds new way to close coverage gap

    Indiana is coming up with a way to close the “coverage gap” for those just above the poverty level who are ineligible for subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. The […]

  • Governor receives plaudits in city visit

    FORT WAYNE – Feedback was generally positive Thursday following Gov. Mike Pence’s announcement of a new health care plan to cover Hoosiers left without options now. And many people lauded the […]

  • Gov. Pence optimistic feds will accept Medicaid alternative

    Indiana’s effort to cover uninsured residents through a state-run health program instead of an expansion of Medicaid took another step forward Thursday when Gov. Mike Pence unveiled a proposal that […]

  • Statement from Indiana GOP on HIP 2.0

    Indiana Republican Party State Chairman Tim Berry issued the following statement today on Gov. Mike Pence’s announcement to expand the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP): “The Healthy Indiana Plan is a […]

  • Senator moves to safeguard charities' tax exemption

    By Senator Dan Coats Since 2010, 623 Fort Wayne-area charities and nonprofit organizations have lost their tax-exempt status without adequate notification from the Internal Revenue Service. Across Indiana, 11,600 nonprofits […]

  • 10 a.m. TODAY – Gov. Pence to Announce State’s Plan to Cover Uninsured

    Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence will announce the State’s plan to expand the Healthy Indiana Plan as an alternative to Medicaid to cover uninsured individuals in Indiana. The announcement will […]

  • Indiana Gov. Pence to speak Friday in Jeffersonville

    INDIANAPOLIS – Members of the Indiana General Assembly will return for one day next month to make technical corrections to some key legislation they passed earlier this year. A criminal […]