YOUR INDIANA SENATE:
ON THE JOB,
FOCUSED ON JOBS
Senate Republicans have been on the job this entire legislative session, focusing much of our time and effort on preserving and building on Indiana’s pro-job, pro-growth state policies.
While government . . .
SENATE GOES TO WORK TO ‘SALVAGE SESSION’
Sen. Kenley begins budget hearings, includes all lawmakers who didn’t “cut and run”
While Democrats in the Indiana House of Representatives continued their legislative boycott in . . .
IMPROVING
HEALTH CARE ON INDIANA’S TERMS,
NOT WASHINGTON’S
President Obama’s 2,400-page federal health care law that mandates drastic changes to the nation’s health care system is scary enough, but just wait until the bureaucrats . . .
Senate Focuses First Half on Jobs,
Education, Government Reforms
Senators ready to tackle budget, redistricting next
Jobs, education and government reforms were the focus of the Indiana Senate during the first half of the 2011 legislative . . .
SURVEY RESULTS SAY ‘STAY THE COURSE’ ON BALANCED BUDGET, K-12 IMPROVEMENTS, PRIVATE JOB GROWTH
Stay the course.
That was the theme of President Ronald Reagan’s second inaugural address and the message echoed by an overwhelming majority of . . .
SENATE JOBS BILL WOULD MAKE INDIANA EVEN MORE ATTRACTIVE TO EMPLOYERS
by State Sen. David Long (R-Fort Wayne)
Senate Republicans are introducing legislation this session to make Indiana even more attractive to employers. Our plan is simple: . . .
ISSUES EMERGING FOR THE 2011 SESSION
Constituents expect lawmakers to focus on balancing the budget, avoiding tax hikes, improving education, promoting fair redistricting by State Sen. David Long (R-Fort Wayne)
Passing a balanced budget and . . .
LAWMAKERS DETERMINED TO PASS BALANCED BUDGET WITHOUT RAISING TAXES ON HARD-WORKING HOOSIERS
Passing a balanced budget and avoiding tax hikes on hardworking Hoosiers should be the top priorities for lawmakers during the 2011 legislative session. . . .
SERVING AS PAGES HELPS BRING STATE GOVERNMENT TO LIFE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Area middle and high school students are encouraged to make the Indiana Statehouse their “classroom for a day” by serving as Senate pages during the 2011 Indiana . . .
GOOD AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS CAN KEEP
HOOSIER STUDENTS HEADED ON THE RIGHT PATH
A lot can happen between the hours of 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
As final school bells ring on any given weekday across the nation, 15 million students have no parents waiting for them . . .
SUPPORT INDIANA TROOPS, SPREAD ‘HOOSIER CHEER FOR OUR HEROES’ THROUGH CARD DRIVE
I encourage residents to join Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman’s fifth annual holiday season mail campaign for troops called “Hoosier Cheer for Our Heroes.”
When you make . . .
NATIONAL REPORT: INDIANA AMONG STATES EXPECTED TO SEE ECONOMIC GROWTH
State Still Has Long Way To Go To Reach
Pre-Recession Levels
by State Sen. David Long (R-Fort Wayne)
Indiana is among states expected to see revenues grow during the current fiscal year, . . .
SEVEN THINGS HOOSIERS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE UPCOMING NOV. 2 ELECTION
Between now and Tuesday, November 2, Indiana voters will make decisions on a wide variety of offices and issues – from electing a new U.S. senator to represent Hoosiers in Washington, . . .
SENATE REPUBLICANS SEEK COLLEGE INTERNS
Learning experience allows ‘unique behind-the-scene view of democracy in action’
Indiana Senate Republicans are seeking college interns for the 2011 legislative session – a learning experience that offers . . .
VISION 2020: NORTHEAST INDIANA LEADERS HAVE SHARP EYES TOWARD THE FUTURE OF OUR REGION
Statistics show Northeast Indiana’s per capita income has declined from 96 percent of the national average in the mid-1990s to just below 80 percent in 2007, . . .
I’M OPPOSING AQUA INDIANA’S RATE HIKE. YOU CAN TOO! by State Sen. David Long (R-Fort Wayne)
Aqua Indiana, the private utility providing sewer and water services to Aboite Township residents, recently filed a rate increase request with the Indiana . . .
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY KEEPS STATE SOLVENT
State leaders exercised considerable spending restraint during the 2010 fiscal year, enabling Indiana to remain in the black despite significant revenue declines resulting from the ongoing global recession.
When . . .
SENATE GOP PROPOSES NEW ‘TRANSPARENCY’ WEBSITE; COULD BENEFIT TAXPAYERS, WATCHDOGS AND MEDIA
Senate Republicans recently proposed the Daniels administration unilaterally move forward without a legislative mandate on a new “transparency website” . . .
SENATE LEADING BY EXAMPLE, SENDS NEARLY 14 PERCENT OF BUDGET BACK TO GENERAL FUND
Indiana’s Senate is leading by example during tough budgetary times by sending back nearly 14 percent of its fiscal year 2010 budget to the state general fund. The Senate . . .
FIREWORKS: GOOD NEIGHBORS KNOW WHAT’S SAFE AND LEGAL
Here are some tips to help you have a happy holiday celebration
By State Sen. David Long (R-Fort Wayne)
STATEHOUSE – When members of the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence . . .
TEEN SUICIDE
Legislature to examine common causes, best prevention methods
A person’s teenage years are labeled many ways – awkward, challenging and formative. But what they should never be called are “the final years.”
Sadly, some Hoosier . . .
READING ALOUD
TO CHILDREN
Value of this simple, but powerful exercise cannot be overstated
STATEHOUSE – A recent federal report says reading scores for American children have barely budged over the past two years. Perhaps the . . .
STATE REVENUE HITS TARGET, BUT LAGS 2009 BY $14 MILLION
Frugality, reserves help protect most K-12 funds, vital state programs; Indiana fares better than many states as 2011-12 budget writing begins
STATEHOUSE – Indiana State Budget Agency officials . . .
CRASH COURSE IN
10 DEADLY HABITS
STATEHOUSE – No doubt we’ve all heard someone complain after receiving a traffic ticket that law enforcement officers could make better use of their time focusing on violent offenders than on lead-footed drivers. . . .
OBAMACARE NOT HEALTHY FOR HOOSIER JOBS
Indiana’s growing life sciences sector may be hurt badly
by State Sen. David Long (R-Fort Wayne)
STATEHOUSE – One of the most painful truths about President Barack Obama’s recently passed . . .
OBAMACARE MAY BE BITTER PILL FOR HOOSIERS
Indiana joins multi-state legal challenge to historic federal action
STATEHOUSE – “Obamacare” – the name many have given to national health care legislation recently passed by Congress and signed . . .
LAWMAKERS GIVE SCHOOLS MORE FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY
Prescription drug abuse, highway safety among other issues addressed in 2010 session
Lawmakers this session provided schools new tools to use for their funding challenges. Two separate bills offered districts . . .
PROPERTY TAX CAPS COULD BE ENGINE FOR JOB GROWTH
Indiana voters in November’s general election will decide if tax limits will be added to state Constitution – once and for all
STATEHOUSE – Hoosier voters in November’s general election . . .
Other 2010 Bills of Interest
With Little Time and No Money, Legislators Work To Address Concerns of Constituents
STATEHOUSE – With little time and no money, state legislators are still working diligently in the 2010 session to address the . . .
IT’S HALFTIME!
SENATE REPUBLICANS GO THE DISTANCE ON TAX CAPS, ETHICS REFORMS, REDISTRICTING DURING 1ST HALF OF SESSION
STATEHOUSE – It’s halftime for the Indiana General Assembly’s 2010 legislative session – scheduled to wrap up by March . . .