Government
Election Day is Tuesday, May 7
INDIANA—Registered voters may choose to vote in elections in multiple ways: in-person, absentee in-person (early voting), or absentee by mail. Each person may vote only…
Senate unanimously passes Braun’s Mark Our Place Act to honor Medal of Honor recipients
WASHINGTON — Last night, the Senate unanimously passed the Mark Our Place Act—bipartisan legislation introduced by Sen. Mike Braun, Sen. Jon Tester, and Sen. Sherrod Brown to allow…
City of Mitchell breaks ground on 50,000 sq. ft. shell building
MITCHELL— Following Thursday morning’s groundbreaking ceremony, construction will commence on a new shell building intended to attract manufacturing jobs to the Mitchell industrial park. A…
Public safety housing pilot was canceled
BLOOMINGTON – The Office of the Mayor announced that a pilot program to spend $3 million on mortgage assistance for 20 public safety officers has been…
Attorney General Todd Rokita and State Rep. Mike Speedy announce advisory opinion clarifying that no laws require the use of preferred pronouns
INDIANA – After state Rep. Mike Speedy raised the issue, Attorney General Todd Rokita produced an advisory opinion this week clarifying that neither state nor…
Indiana Grown members selected for tradeshow funding
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Grown announced that nine members received a combined total of $30,000 in grant funding for exhibiting at upcoming tradeshows. “This funding will ensure these…
Lawrence County commissioners will meet on Monday, May 6
BEDFORD – Lawrence County Commissioners will meet on Monday, May 6th, instead of Tuesday because it is Election Day. The meeting will begin at 9:30…
Senator Braun’s bill to hire more air traffic controllers included in FAA reauthorization package set to become law
WASHINGTON— Senator Mike Braun introduced a bill to increase air traffic controller hiring in September 2023. The language of that bill has been included in…
Katherine Zaiger and Shatoyia Moss named as Interim leaders
BLOOMINGTON– Mayor Thomson today named two new interim directors of City departments. Katherine Zaiger will lead the City of Bloomington Utilities (CBU) effective May 6,…
Lawrence County GOP is seeking interested candidates for Guthrie Township
LAWRENCE CO. – Effective April 30th, Stacie Ratliff resigned from the Guthrie Township Trustee position, and the Lawrence County GOP is seeking interested candidates for…
