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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indiana’s new Gold Star Family License Plate commemorating fallen Hoosier veterans will be available at the start of the new year, State Sen. Ron Alting (R-Lafayette) said. Gold Star plates can be obtained by spouses, parents, siblings or children of anyone who died while serving on active duty in the military – […]

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — State Sens. Ron Alting (R-Lafayette) and Brandt Hershman (R-Wheatfield) today invited area middle and high school students to make the Indiana Statehouse their “classroom for a day” by serving as Senate pages during the 2010 Indiana General Assembly. “During the legislative session, pages spend one day at the Statehouse working with their […]

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — State Sen. Ron Alting (R-Lafayette) urges Indiana’s shoppers to pay careful attention to the age and content ratings provided by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) when purchasing computer and video games as gifts this holiday season. A recent Entertainment Software Association (ESA) poll found that 43 percent of Americans plan to […]

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — State Sen. Ron Alting (R-Lafayette) was recognized today by Senate President Pro Tempore David Long (R-Fort Wayne) for achieving an outstanding voting attendance record of 99.8 percent during the 2009 regular legislative session. “Legislators are elected to be the voice of their constituents at the Statehouse,” Long said. “This is often much […]

Dear Editor: Bankrupt Unemployment Fund Fix Balances Needs of Workers, Concerns of Businesses Indiana’s General Assembly last week approved a plan to replenish the state’s bankrupt jobless fund. The bill, which passed the Senate 46-3, is a bipartisan compromise that preserves worker benefits, restores the fiscal integrity of the system, and prevents premium increases for […]

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A House panel on public health today voted 8-0 in support of State Sen. Ron Alting’s (R-Lafayette) bill aiming to provide more low-income Hoosiers affordable treatment for cervical and breast cancer. “Senate Bill 554 would allow more low-income and uninsured Hoosiers to receive financial assistance for these cancer treatments while, at the […]