U.S. Sen. Todd Young told Indiana agriculture groups today hes asking the USDA for clarity on potential federal disaster relief for farmers.

About 15,000 acres of the Indiana Dunes were redesignated from a national lakeshore to a national park in February.

A similar state bill to increase the smoking age failed this year at the Statehouse.

Sens. Todd Young of Indiana and Gary Peters of Michigan have joined with several House members of both parties to introduce legislation requiring the first update of the maps in more than 20 years.

Todd Leininger was arrested in 2014 and convicted of attempted homicide and concealment of a firearm. A court ordered his release in November, but he remains in a Venezuelan prison.

The program pays 60% of unpaid nursing education debt for registered nurses and advanced registered nurses who work two years at medical facilities suffering critical shortages of nurses.

Some Indiana lawmakers - including Young's fellow Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) - voted against the government funding deal. Braun says it didn't sufficiently fund border security.

Sen. Todd Young was elected as committee chairman by his fellow Republicans on Wednesday.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta visited Indiana with U.S. Sen. Todd Young Friday to explore what Hoosier businesses are doing to address the state's skills gap.

While Young has not drawn an opponent for the NRSC job, Mitt Romney, who won a Utah Senate seat Tuesday, has been floated as a possibility.