STATEHOUSE (April 10, 2017) – State Sen. Eric Bassler (R-Washington) has been appointed by Senate President Pro Tem David Long (R-Fort Wayne) to serve as a Senate advisor on the Conference Committee for House Bill 1002. more »
STATEHOUSE (April 6, 2017) — State Sen. Mike Delph (R-Carmel) today applauded the Senate’s proposed version of House Bill 1001 for including various funding increases for veteran organizations and programs to support Hoosier veterans. Sen. Delph and State Sen. Ron Alting (R-Lafayette) were at the forefront of bills involving Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatments (HBOT) and Homeless Veterans Grants. more »
STATEHOUSE (April 6, 2017) — State Sen. Luke Kenley (R-Noblesville) today announced that the Senate’s proposal for the next two-year state budget passed the Senate by a vote of 39-9. more »
STATEHOUSE (April 5, 2017) — Legislation authored by State Sen. Brandt Hershman (R-Buck Creek) that will give Hoosiers the opportunity to vote on a balanced budget amendment to Indiana’s Constitution passed the General Assembly this week. more »
Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long (R-Fort Wayne) made the following statement today regarding the Senate’s passage of legislation to establish a long-term road funding plan for Indiana (House Bill 1002): more »
STATEHOUSE (April 4, 2017) – A bill sponsored by State Sen. Randy Head (R-Logansport) aimed at preventing suicide recently passed the Senate by a vote of 47-0. more »
STATEHOUSE (March 31, 2017) – State Sens. Joe Zakas (R-Granger) and Ryan Mishler (R-Bremen) recently sponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 37 congratulating the Saint Joseph High School Girls’ Basketball Team on their Class 3A state championship. more »
STATEHOUSE (March 31, 2017) – The Lafayette Urban Ministry (LUM) recently announced an internship program in cooperation with Purdue University’s College of Liberal Arts, in honor of State Rep. Sheila Klinker (D-Lafayette) and State Sen. Ron Alting (R-Lafayette). more »
STATEHOUSE (March 28, 2017) – State Sens. Michael Crider (R-Greenfield), Luke Kenley (R-Noblesville) and Brandt Hershman (R-Buck Creek) released the following statements today on House Bill 1002, which was amended to include the Senate Republicans’ road-funding plan and passed out of the Senate Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy: more »
STATEHOUSE (March 28, 2017) – Indiana’s personal income growth ranked seventh-highest in the nation for 2016, State Sen. Brandt Hershman (R-Buck Creek) announced. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Indiana’s per-capita personal income grew 3.6 percent in 2016. more »