Archive for January 2025

(StatePoint) Looking to improve your health in 2025 and beyond? Check out these recommendations from the American Medical Association: Make nutritional tweaks: Reduce your intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and processed foods, especially those with added sodium and sugar. Drinking sugary beverages, even 100% fruit juices, is associated with a higher mortality risk, according to a…

Sen. Walker Shares Results of Crime Guns Task Force In 2021, I sponsored House Enrolled Act 1558, which established the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force (ICGTF) to address violent crime around Indiana. ICGTF works in cooperation with state and federal officials to trace firearms used to commit crimes. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department recently released…

Hamilton County is celebrating 131 employees for their service to the community. Each year the Board of Commissioners and Human Resources Department recognize and honor employees for long and meritorious service by presenting service awards at the end of each five years of employment. Each recipient will be given a service pin with the number…

The Indiana State Department of Agriculture, The Nature Conservancy, Indiana Agriculture Nutrient Alliance and the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency have joined forces to implement the Cover Crop Premium Discount Program for the fifth year in a row. This program will reward farmers who plant cover crops by providing a reduced premium on their crop insurance.…

New Rule Tacks on 90-Year Payback to Cost of Home Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is partnering with 15 states and the National Association of Home Builders to challenge new radical energy standards that will make the American Dream of homeownership unattainable for many hardworking Hoosier families.  According to the NAHB, new standards from the U.S.…