INDIANAPOLIS — Insulin users would no longer need a prescription to buy the life-saving medication under a state Senate bill passed by a House committee Wednesday. Sen. Ed Charbonneau, R-Valparaiso, authored a bill reversing a 2014 law that made a prescription necessary to purchase insulin, which is used primarily by diabetics. Charbonneau said the 2014 …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican State Senator Ryan Mishler announced his filing to seek another term in the Indiana State Senate Representing District 9. The district is composed of portions of Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall, and St. Joseph counties, said a news release from Mishler’s office. First elected to the State Senate in 2004, Mishler serves as chairman …read more.

WARSAW — Brandon Cavanaugh, a local teacher and US Army veteran, recently announced his candidacy for District 9 State Senate. Cavanaugh is an educator with Warsaw Community Schools and is a member of the teacher’s association. He has worked for Gateway Education Center for three years. In his first year at Gateway, Cavanaugh worked as …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the 2020 Senate Page Program, said State Sen. Ryan Mishler (R-Bremen). Through the full-day program, students in grades six through 12 can tour Indiana’s Statehouse, listen to debates and help staff with age-appropriate tasks. Students also have the opportunity to meet with their state senator, …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Candidacy filing began today, Wednesday, Jan. 6, for individuals seeking offices in the 2016 election. The filing deadline ends at noon, Friday, Feb. 5. Individuals seeking county offices along precinct committeemen and state convention delegates will file with the Kosciusko County Clerk’s Office. Filing for state and federal offices will occur with …read more.

By DREW FLAMM Grace College, Vice President of Advancement INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Senate honored Amanda Banks with the Sagamore of the Wabash for serving as State Senator of District 17 during the 2015 legislative session. Banks was recognized for her willingness to fill her husband’s seat while he was deployed to Afghanistan. During her …read more.

Today the Indiana Senate recently presented a proposed state budget totaling $31.5 billion. The effects of the proposed budget would be softening the financial hit on some public schools and adding money for higher education, while setting aside $200 million a year for highway expansion. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 8-3 to advance the plan …read more.