Protecting the health of meat processing plant workers without jeopardizing the nation’s food supply chain is a challenge being faced by state officials. President Trump this week ordered meatpacking plants to stay open. At the same time, the Indiana State Department of Health is dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak at the Tyson plant in Logansport.
Continue readingIt’s Rail Safety Week in Indiana, following a declaration from Governor Mike Pence. Indiana State Police and the Indiana Department of Transportation are working with local police and railroads to raise awareness of the dangers of disobeying railroad crossing laws, as well as trespassing on railroad property. Continue reading
The Indiana Department of Transportation is making it a little easier to keep track of its projects taking place in the near future. INDOT has launched an online, interactive tool featuring a map of the state. Continue reading
Governor Mike Pence is taking steps to fight drug abuse in Indiana. He has created the Governor’s Task Force on Drug Enforcement, Treatment, and Prevention. Continue reading
Governor-elect Mike Pence gave his Inaugural Address today, thanking everyone who contributed to his success in the election including God and his family, supporters, and predecessors.
Pence said he is humbled by the trust placed in him by Hoosiers and accepted the responsibilities with gratitude and boundless confidence that Indiana is “poised for greatness.” He said that the leadership over the past eight years, and the service of thousands of dedicated public service, has led Indiana to emerge as “a torch of fiscal responsibility, innovation and reform.”
The state Democrat Party is in danger of losing even more seats in the 2012 General Election. Twelve Democrats have announced that they will not be running for the offices they hold now. One of them is Democrat Nancy Dembowski, of Knox.
According to the most recent Howey Political Report, the Republicans only need to pick up seven seats to have a Super Majority in the House. They already have a Super Majority in the Senate. Howey even said Republicans could end up with 70 of the 100 House seats.
With Congressman Mike Pence emerging as a very strong Gubernatorial candidate, the Republicans could be in the enviable position of having a clear path to whatever they want to enact in the next session of the legislature.
GOP Gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence, a U.S. Representative, will be the Pulaski County Lincoln Day Speaker tonight in Star City. The event will be held at the Community Center in Star City. Opposing Pence in the spring primary is Fishers businessman, Jim Wallace.
Pence grew up in Columbus, Indiana and graduated from high school there. He also graduated from Hanover College, and the I.U. McKinney School of Law.
He grew up as a Catholic, who said he had a real spiritual awakening in college. Pence said he is a Christian, Conservative, and Republican in that order. He was mentioned in both 2007 and 2011 as a possible Presidential candidate.
Mike Pence, a Republican candidate for Indiana Governor, will speak at the Lincoln Day Dinner in Pulaski County.
The Pulaski County Lincoln Day Dinner will be held on Tuesday, February 21st, at 6:30 p.m. ET at the Star City Community Building.
On Monday, Pence filed ballot petition signatures to run for Indiana Governor on the Republican ticket. He filed with 100 volunteers from every county in the state accompanying him to the Government Center in Indianapolis.
