INDIANPOLIS — Lt. Governor Ellspermann delivered her letter of resignation to Governor Mike Pence and to the leadership of the General Assembly today. Her resignation will be effective 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 2.

CHICAGO — Indiana Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann and Glenda Ritz, superintendent of public instruction, testified today before the Higher Learning Commission, a regional accreditation organization. Their testimony expressed concerns about proposed guidelines for teachers of dual credit classes in Indiana’s high schools. These concerns were also expressed in the attached letter to HLC co-signed by the Lt. Governor, the superintendent, Teresa Lubbers, commissioner of higher education and Sarah O’Brien, vice-chair of the state board of education. Dual credit classes taken in high school earn college credits for those students.

Lt. Governor-elect Sue Ellspermann today announced Tonya Brothers-Bridge as her incoming chief of staff. Brothers-Bridge worked for 20 years in the financial services industry, serving as a senior-level executive. She started her own strategic marketing and consulting firm five years ago. Participating in the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series prepared Brothers-Bridge to …read more.