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Representative Jackie Walorski announced today she will run for re-election to Indiana’s Second Congressional District. She also announced she raised over $250,000 in the first fundraising quarter of 2015, putting her cash on hand at $453,000. “Serving Hoosiers in the 2nd District is truly a privilege and one of the greatest honors I’ve had,” said …read more.
By LINDSAY JANCEK Communications Director, Congresswoman Jackie Walorski Rep. Jackie Walorski has voted for legislation that would permanently repeal the current formula that pays doctors who treat Medicare patients which has long been broken, and replaces it with a formula that returns stability to Medicare physician payments. The bill, H.R. 2, will resolve a long-running …read more.
By LEE ANN BROWN Co-Chair, The Democratic Party of Kosciusko County The Democratic Party of Kosciusko County are holding elections to replace the Chairman and Secretary positions. The election will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 4, at Richard’s Restaurant. Elections are open to the public, but only Precinct Committee people will be allow …read more.
By KARA BROOKS Office of Indiana Governor Mike Pence Governor Mike Pence is traveling to Washington, DC today where he will testify tomorrow in front of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce at a hearing titled, “Expanding Opportunity in America’s Schools and Workplaces.” You can watch Governor Pence testify live here at 10 …read more.
By VALERIE KROEGER Office of Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson With an ever-growing list of financial institutions targeted by organized cyber-attacks, Secretary of State Connie Lawson today issued an advisory reminding investors of the importance of understanding how their personal information is being protected by financial firms. The advisory is on the Secretary of …read more.
U.S. Congressman Marlin Stutzman issued this statement in light of President Obama abandoning his proposal to tax 529 plans and his cosponsorship of H.R. 529, a bill introduced by Representatives Lynn Jenkins and Ron Kind to protect middle class families by strengthening 529 college savings plans. “Every young American deserves the opportunity to go to …read more.
Representative Jackie Walorski, Senator Dan Coats, and Senate President Pro Tempore David Long have all issued statements following the approval of Indiana Governor Mike Pence’s Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0 proposal by the Obama Administration. Walorski says, “Today is a win for low-income Hoosiers across Indiana. HIP 2.0 will offer incentives to thousands of Hoosiers and …read more.
By ERIN POLLEY Indiana Moral Monday The more than 70 organizations that make up Indiana Moral Mondays have been eagerly waiting for lawmakers to return to their seats for the 2015 Session of the Indiana General Assembly and will be out in force at the State House as it reopens today. This year, legislators are …read more.
By KARA BROOKS Indiana State Government Office Governor Mike Pence has announced that more than $4.6 million in total federal grants has been paid so far to help local communities and the state recover from the Jan. 5 through Jan. 9 winter storm. Local, county and state government and other organizations that provide public services …read more.
By HILLARY CHERRY Press Secretary, Senate Majority Communications Office Local students in grades six through 12 can submit requests to serve as a page with State Sen. Ryan Mishler’s office at the Statehouse during the Indiana General Assembly’s 2015 legislative session. Mishler serves State Senate District 9 which includes portions of Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall and …read more.
A caucus of eligible Kosciusko County Republican Precinct committeemen will be held on Monday, August 18, 2014, at 7 p.m., in the Winona Lake Town Council chambers, Winona Lake Town Hall, 1310 Park Avenue, Winona Lake, Indiana for the purpose of filling the vacancy (remainder of the unexpired term of Greg Winn, who has submitted …read more.
INDIANAPOLIS – Today Governor Mike Pence, the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Revenue host the Indiana Tax Competitiveness and Simplification Conference at the Indiana Government Center. The conference brings together nearly 200 local and national tax experts and policy makers to focus on ways to create a more competitive business and …read more.
Rep. Marlin Stutzman, (R-3rd District), introduced legislation this morning aimed at maintaining funding for the National Guard during the partial federal government shutdown. Stutzman’s bill is an amendment to the Pay Our Military Act which Congress passed and President Obama signed to exempt active-duty military personnel during the shutdown. In a statement Stutzman said, “The …read more.






