The monthly revenue report for February, along with commentary from Budget Director Brian Bailey, has been posted on the State Budget Agency webpage. The report can be found here: http://www.in.gov/sba/2631.htm. Data on February revenues can also be found on the MPH website here: http://in.gov/mph/staterevenue.html.

Results include:

• State general fund revenues for February were $745.4 million, which is $1.9 million (0.3%) below the estimate based on the December 18, 2014 revised forecast and $37.0 million (5.2%) above revenue in February 2014.
• Sales tax collections were $535.6 million for February, which is $19.2 million (3.5%) below the monthly estimate and $23.6 million (4.6%) above revenue in February 2014.
• Individual income tax collections totaled $124.1 million for the month, which is $6.6 million (5.1%) below the revised monthly estimate and $3.2 million (2.6%) above revenue in February 2014.
• Corporate tax collections were $7.8 million for the month, which is $20.7 million (159.9%) above the revised monthly estimate.
• Riverboat wagering collections were $33.2 million for February, which is $0.3 million (1.0%) above the revised monthly estimate.
• Racino wagering collections totaled $9.8 million for the month, which is $0.3 million (2.7%) below the revised monthly estimate.

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence recently named appointees to multiple boards and commissions.

River Hills Economic Development District and Regional Planning Commission

John Fultz (Washington County), appointed to serve a one-year term through December 31, 2015

 

State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers

Ethan Manning (Miami County), appointed to serve a four-year term through February 28, 2019

 

Indiana Chiropractic Board of Examiners

Michael Phelps (Monroe County), appointed to serve a three-year term through February 28, 2018

 

Indiana Public Retirement System

Jillean Battle, appointed to serve a four-year term through June 30, 2019

 

Indiana Motorsport Commission

Bill Davis (Allen County), appointed to serve a four-year term through February 28, 2019

 

Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Council

Jenny Lee (Boone County), appointed to serve a three-year term through June 30, 2018. Ms. Lee was also named as the Presiding Member.

Cassie Martin (Hendricks County), appointed to serve a three-year term through June 30, 2018

Ieta Kimbrough (Marion County), appointed to serve a three-year term through June 30, 2018

Kristen Pulice (Hamilton County), appointed to serve a three-year term through June 30, 2018

James Craig (Marion County), appointed to serve a three-year term through June 30, 2018

Eric Davis (Marion County), appointed to serve a three-year term through June 30, 2018

Edwin Arellano (Hancock County), appointed to serve a three-year term through June 30, 2018

 

Quarter Horse Breed Development Advisory Committee

Michelle Collins (Morgan County), appointed to serve a four-year term through February 28, 2019

Michael Gross (Clay County), reappointed to serve a four-year term through February 28, 2019

Randy Thompson (Boone County), reappointed to serve a four-year term through February 28, 2019

 

Job Creation Committee

Matthew Will (Marion County), appointed to serve the remainder of an unexpired term through August 14, 2017

 

Emergency Medical Services Commission

Matthew McCullough (Vigo County), appointed to serve a four- year term through February 28, 2019

Gordon “Lee” Turpen (Vanderburgh County), reappointed to serve a four-year term through February 28, 2019

Terri Hamilton (Henry County), reappointed to serve a four-year term through February 28, 2019

Sue Dunham (Marion County), reappointed to serve a four-year term through February 28, 2019

 

Board for Proprietary Education

Rod Haywood, Jr. (Hamilton County), appointed to serve the remainder of a four-year term through September 30, 2016

 

Firefighting Personnel Standards and Education Board 

Genois Wilson (Allen County), appointed to serve a four-year term through February 28, 2019

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today announced the State of Indiana is accepting nominations for the 2015 Mr. and Miss Math and Mr. and Miss Science awards. These honors recognize up to four outstanding high school seniors for their exemplary performance in science, math, engineering, and technology (STEM). Winning students receive $1,000 college scholarships through Indiana’s CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan.

“It is a privilege to continue this tradition of awarding exceptional students with science, math, engineering or technology interests with college scholarships,” said Governor Pence. “As our state continues to grow in life sciences and technological industries, it is important that students recognize these fields as impactful to our state’s future.”

Indiana’s Mr. and Miss Math and Science awards honor the top high school seniors in STEM classes, as well as extracurricular activities, work/research projects, leadership roles, and community service. The nominations will be reviewed by a panel of STEM experts, including teachers, college and university instructors, and staff from the Indiana Department of Education and the Indiana Education Roundtable.

Governor Pence will announce Indiana’s Mr. and Miss Math and Mr. and Miss Science in May. Nominations for the awards can be submitted at https://secure.in.gov/apps/mathscienceawards/. The deadline for nominations is 6 p.m. EDT on April 19, 2015.

Governor Mitch Daniels created the Indiana Mr. and Miss Math and Science awards in 2008. Mr. David Lu Liang of Carmel High School and Miss Sonali Sunil Mali of Avon High School were named Mr. and Miss Science in 2014.

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, for this evening’s memorial tribute of Father Theodore Hesburgh can be found below.

Memorial Tribute of Father Hesburgh

Governor Mike Pence

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery

To Jim Hesburgh, his wife Mary, and the rest of the Hesburgh family, to the brothers of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Father Jenkins and the University of Notre Dame family, President and Mrs. Carter, your eminence Cardinal McCarrick, and all those gathered both in body and spirit this evening. I offer my deepest condolences on behalf of the people of Indiana for the loss of the Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh.

Father Hesburgh was not only one of the longest-serving presidents of our nation’s universities; he was a giant on the global stage, a champion of human rights, and a voice for the downtrodden. He held 16 presidential appointments, was a charter member of the Commission on Civil Rights, and served four popes. Father Hesburgh’s career in public service earned him the Congressional Gold Medal, the Medal of Freedom, and our state’s highest honor—the Indiana Sachem Award. His was a life that epitomized faith, vision, and service.

And yet, even as he worked around the world on behalf of presidents and popes, Father Hesburgh always came home to Indiana, to South Bend, and to his beloved Notre Dame. For Father Hesburgh, it truly was “God, Country, Notre Dame.”

This community and our state held an unequivocally special place in Father Hesburgh’s heart, and Hoosiers are proud to call him one of our own.

We have all been inspired by his example of faith, by his voice for the Church, and by his leadership on matters of human and civil rights, which have shaped our world today.

Upon the death of Abner, King David spoke words to his people: “Do you not know that a prince, a great man, has fallen today in Israel?”

All of Indiana mourns and every community marks the passing of a great man.

The people of Indiana will always remember the life, the work, and the character of Father Theodore Hesburgh. May his example ever inspire and may he rest in peace.