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Becky Skillman makes final appearance in Indiana Senate
By Jesselyn Bickley TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Senators said a final goodbye to Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman on Thursday as she appeared on the rostrum for the last time after serving in the Senate for a dozen years and being the lieutenant governor for eight. Skillman’s position made her president of the Senate, although she could [...]
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Skillman to take post with economic development group
Staff report TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman will become the new president and chief executive officer of a Southern Indiana economic development cooperative when she leaves office early next year. Skillman – who served two terms as the second in command under Gov. Mitch Daniels – will take over Radius Indiana, which represents [...]
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New license plate celebrates Indiana bicentennial in 2016
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – The state’s new standard license plate will promote Indiana’s bicentennial in 2016. Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman and former congressman Lee Hamilton – the co-chairs of the Indiana Bicentennial Commission – unveiled the new design Thursday. It will be one of two standard plate options for Indiana vehicle owners for [...]
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State picks a dozen land projects, purchases for initial bicentennial program funding
By Lesley Weidenbener TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – An inner city lake, several local trails, and wetlands areas are among the dozen spaces across Indiana chosen as the first Bicentennial Nature Trust projects under a program launched by Gov. Mitch Daniels. The projects will receive more than $2.3 million from the trust, which is funded through state [...]
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Indiana communities receive $16 million in grants for projects
Staff report TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman announced Friday that 38 Hoosier communities will receive Community Focus Fund grants totaling $16.2 million. The grants are meant to help Indiana’s smaller cities and towns with long term development initiatives. The grant dollars fund projects such as sewer upgrades, new fire trucks, libraries and community [...]
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Three Indiana communities receive downtown revitalization grants
By Suzannah Couch TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman announced Friday she will award three Indiana cities – Franklin, Jeffersonville and Batesville – with more than $226,000 each as part of the Main Street Revitalization Grant program. Jeffersonville and Franklin will receive $250,000, while Batesville will receive $226,546.90 for renovation projects in each city. [...]
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Skillman will ask feds to declare all of Indiana a drought disaster
By Tim Grimes The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman has asked the U.S Department of Agriculture to declare all 92 counties in Indiana as natural disaster areas. The announcement comes on the heels of a decision Wednesday, also by the USDA, to declare 14 additional counties as primary natural disaster areas. That [...]
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Officials: Drought is bad but conditions could be much worse
By Tim Grimes The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – While the drought is not letting up anytime soon, officials say not to panic. Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman met with leaders from the agriculture community to talk about the drought on Monday. One of the issues of concerns is the availability of water – for farmers, for [...]
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More Hoosier counties, farmers qualify for drought disaster assistance
By Lauren Casey The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS — Federal officials have declared additional counties in Indiana as disaster areas due to drought, which means more Hoosier farmers can now qualify for emergency assistance. Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman, the state’s secretary of agriculture, announced that 14 additional counties in Indiana have been declared primary natural disaster [...]
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Rural philanthropy event will be July 17 in Columbus
Staff report The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman will host a symposium on rural philanthropy on July 17 in Columbus. Sessions at the event are designed to help “create partnership opportunities and offer ideas to encourage clients, families and residents to give back and invest in their rural communities,” state officials said. [...]
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