In a letter to the state's Congressional delegation urging them to reject the Iran deal, Pence says the agreement won't make America or "our most cherished ally Israel" safer.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is forming a task force to recommend steps that state officials should take to fight drug abuse.

From 2003 to 2013 - the most recent year for which data is available - the number of heroin overdose deaths in Indiana grew from three to 152.

Pence announced Wednesday he will leave Indiana on Sept. 11, making stops in Tokyo, Kyoto and Nagoya before returning on Sept. 18. He plans to attend the Japan-U.S. Midwest Conference, meet with business executives and government leaders and host an economic development reception.

The state's monthly report also shows the unemployment rate dropped from 4.9 percent in June to 4.7 percent in July. That's down a little more than 1 percent from this same time last year.

Gov. Mike Pence's Indiana Department of Administration wants $875,000 for the new doors because officials say they're worried about security issues regarding six doors that let government employees enter and exit the statehouse.

Individual income tax revenues performed better than expected, while sales tax collections came in slightly below target. But corporate income taxes badly missed the mark - 60 percent off expectations.

The thousands of poor Indiana children who will attend new publicly funded preschool programs this year through Gov. Mike Pence's state preschool pilot and an Indianapolis program sponsored by Mayor Greg Ballard all have one thing in common. They all must be legal U.S. residents.

Gov. Mike Pence ordered the State Health Department to investigate the abortion and health care provider two weeks ago in the wake of videos allegedly showing national Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of aborted fetal tissue, which is against the law in Indiana.

Gov. Mike Pence ordered an investigation in the wake of a national scandal. In letters to facilities in Merrillville, Indianapolis and Bloomington, the State Health Department says it completed its investigation and found no wrongdoing, declaring the matter closed.