Articles tagged as: Joe Donnelly
November 16, 2015
Activists Urge Donnelly To Reject Congressional Resolution
Climate change activists delivered petitions to Sen. Joe Donnelly's office urging the senator to reject a resolution that would repeal EPA regulations.
Read MoreNovember 13, 2015
Sierra Club Targets Donnelly On Clean Power Plan
Environmental group the Sierra Club will launch digital and print ads this weekend pushing Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly to oppose legislation curtailing the Environmental Protection Agency's new Clean Power Plan. He is being targeted as a potential swing vote in the Senate.
Read MoreNovember 11, 2015
State Senator: Pass Bill Now To Hold Schools, Teachers 'Harmless" On ISTEP Scores
Sen. Mark Stoops, D-Bloomington, today called for the Indiana legislature to take the dramatic step of passing a bill next week during what is normally a mostly ceremonial session to protect schools and teachers from consequences of an expected steep drop in ISTEP scores.
Read MoreOctober 26, 2015
Donnelly, Community Leaders Hope Grant Curbs Crime
Sen. Joe Donnelly visited Indianapolis' northwest side to meet with citizens and kickstart a plan to fight crime and aid development.
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2015
Donnelly Says Military Still Has Work To Do To Help Prevent Suicide
Servicemember suicides are on pace this year to decline for the second consecutive year. Yet, for three straight years more members of the military have taken their own lives than have died in combat.
Read MoreSeptember 28, 2015
Hoosier Senators Talk Potential Shutdown
Republican Sen. Dan Coats says he'll oppose short-term government funding measures until Congress addresses what he sees as a coming fiscal crisis. Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly says shutting down the government would threaten an improving economy.
Read MoreSeptember 24, 2015
Hoosier Lawmakers React To Pope's Message To Congress
Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly says he was inspired by Pope Francis' historical address to Congress Thursday and hopes lawmakers will take the speech's message to heart. Republican Sen. Dan Coats praised the pope's message as one that transcends national borders and political divides.
Read MoreSeptember 3, 2015
Rules On Indiana A-F School Grades Called Into Doubt
The Indiana Department of Education is reviewing whether A-F performance grades to schools could be canceled this year because regulations on setting those grades have expired.
Read MoreSeptember 2, 2015
Donnelly, Brooks Author Legislation To Create Federal Drug Task Force
U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly and Fifth District Congresswoman Susan Brooks want to create a federal drug task force that can work with Gov. Mike Pence's newly-created state-level drug abuse task force to help address the heroin crisis gripping the state and the nation.
Read MoreAugust 20, 2015
Donnelly Says He Supports Iran Nuclear Deal
In a statement, the Hoosier Democrat says he owes it to American servicemembers to ensure every other option of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is exhausted.
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