Rodney Pol

Pol Statement on Committee Passage of SB 415

INDIANAPOLIS— This morning, the Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee unanimously passed SB 415, authored by Senator Rodney Pol (D-Chesterton). The legislation prohibits law enforcement from knowingly providing false statements or information to children during an interrogation. The legislation was also amended in committee to [...]

2023-02-21T14:04:18-05:00February 21st, 2023|

Pol Statement on passage of Lake Michigan Rescue Equipment Bill

INDIANAPOLIS— Today, the Senate Natural Resources Committee unanimously passed Senator Rodney Pol’s (D-Chesterton) SB 424 requiring that public access points on Lake Michigan have rescue equipment available and that the local government report drowning deaths within 100 feet of their piers or public access sites. [...]

2023-02-20T12:28:29-05:00February 20th, 2023|

Pol Statement on the Passage of SJR 1

INDIANAPOLIS— Today, the Indiana Senate passed SJR 1 despite bipartisan opposition. State Senator Rodney Pol Jr. (D-Chesterton) serves as Ranking Minority Member on the Corrections and Criminal Code Committee and offered the following statement: “Public safety is rightly a priority for the Senate. That’s why my second [...]

2023-01-26T16:39:45-05:00January 26th, 2023|

Pol Comments on Cleveland Cliffs Plan to Lower Emissions

INDIANAPOLIS— Recent reports have found that Hoosiers are paying higher utility costs due mainly to Indiana’s dependence on more expensive fossil fuels that have often been unable to provide power. Cleveland Cliffs have recently announced its efforts to design large-scale carbon capture at its Burns [...]

2022-12-12T10:26:03-05:00December 12th, 2022|

Pol Joins Newly-Elected Latino Officials for NALEO Educational Fund Post-Election Bootcamp in Nation’s Capital

INDIANAPOLIS – State Senator Rodney Pol Jr. (D-Chesterton) joined the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund and 67 other newly-elected Latino officials for the NALEO 14th Biennial National Institute for Newly Elected Officials — a two-day convening held November 17–18, [...]

2022-11-30T14:31:05-05:00November 30th, 2022|

Pol Statement on Preliminary Injunction Blocking SB 1

INDIANAPOLIS— This morning, Owen County Circuit Court Judge Kelsey Hanlon granted a preliminary injunction blocking Indiana’s new abortion law. State Senator Rodney Pol Jr. (D-Chesterton) made the following statement: “I’d like to thank the ACLU for their tireless efforts in bringing this suit forward and [...]

2022-09-22T10:26:25-04:00September 22nd, 2022|
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