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Vectren seeks natural gas rate increases for pipeline upgrades
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Vectren Energy is seeking to raise rates for its natural gas customers across Indiana to pay for improvements in its pipelines and other infrastructure. Vectren has asked the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission for permission to charge customers as much as $9 to $14 more per month, increases that would […]
Greening the Statehouse forum set for Saturday
By Jesse Wilson TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The Hoosier Environmental Council’s sixth annual Greening the Statehouse Forum is set for 9 a.m. Saturday at IUPUI. John Tuma, known for his fight for more sustainable agriculture in the Midwest, will be guest speaker at the event. Tuma, an attorney, also served as a legislator in his home […]
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Bicentennial commission will endorse local projects for state’s birthday
By Jesse Wilson TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Bicentennial Commission on Wednesday launched an effort to endorse local projects so they can be celebrated as part of the state’s 200th birthday celebration in 2016. The Bicentennial Legacy Projects will be those in which communities partner with organizations on projects that are culturally inclusive, create a […]
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State adding 180 acres to Lincoln State Park
By Jesse Wilson TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Lincoln State Park in Southern Indiana will be expanding its total size by 180 acres thanks to the Bicentennial Nature Trust. A dedication including Gov. Mike Pence will take place Wednesday at the park. The celebration will include a mile long hike called “Walk A Mile With Mike” in […]
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Pence gets flu shot, encourages others to as well
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Mike Pence laughed and Kroger pharmacist Jennifer Focht seized the moment. She’d just jokingly asked him: So now what do you do here? It caught the governor off guard. He chuckled and that’s just when she poked a needle into his arm, administering the governor’s annual flu shot […]
Appeal filed in fenced deer hunting case
Staff Report TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The state plans to appeal a recent ruling by a Harrison County judge in a fenced deer hunting case. Attorney General Greg Zoeller’s office filed notice Tuesday with the Indiana Court of Appeals. In September, Harrison County Circuit Judge John Evans ruled the Indiana Department of Natural Resources didn’t have […]
State parks benefit from federal shutdown
By Jesse Wilson TheStatehouseFile.com The government shutdown that includes the nation’s parks means more people traveling to Indiana’s state parks. “We are open and ready for visitors,” said Phil Bloom, spokesman for the DNR. “We put a press release out in the hope that people might plan trips here with the national parks closing.” Bloom […]
Fairground ice rink drawing central Indiana skaters
By Ellie Price TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The new Youth Arena – part of a $63 million renovation to the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum – is now open and attracting everyone from hockey players and figure skaters, to recreational athletes from around Indianapolis. The ice rink will be open for skaters from October to May. The […]
Peregrine falcon coming off state’s endangered list
Staff Report TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The peregrine falcon will be taken off Indiana’s endangered species list – spelling success for the state’s program. It was removed from the federal endangered list in 1999. “With the delisting of peregrine falcons in Indiana we celebrate their dramatic population recovery and expect them to continue to thrive in […]
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Story & video: Pence leads bikers on 100-mile trip through Eastern Indiana
Ride with the Indiana Governor – 2013 from TheStatehouseFile.com on Vimeo. By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – When Gov. Mike Pence decided he wanted to continue a Mitch Daniels’ tradition of leading a motorcycle ride through Indiana, he knew he needed a little help. “I actually grew up riding motorcycles when I was a […]
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