This week, Congressman Greg Pence introduced the Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment for Broadband Infrastructure (SPEED) Act of 2023 to reduce excessive government regulation on rural broadband development.
On May 15, 2023, Congressman Greg Pence (R-IN) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) led 102 of their colleagues in sending a letter to several automaker companies to express their concerns about reports that these companies removed, or are planning to remove, broadcast AM radio receivers from vehicles.
On May 9, 2023, Congressman Greg Pence (R-IN) and Congresswoman Angie Craig (D-MN) sent a bipartisan letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) urging that they review the federal government’s efforts regarding the adoption of telehealth services in rural communities, including telehealth disparities caused by a lack of broadband access and necessary technology.
By March 22, one organization registered within Bartholomew County had donated to the Black Lives Matter movement, according to the BLM Funding Database.
Decatur County saw 564 people migrate from within the state during 2019, an increase over the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.