The Indiana House approved a $46.7 billion state budget proposal Thursday that heavily scales back extracurricular spending and focuses additional funding on expanded school vouchers and inflated Medicaid bills.... Read More
Without additional homeowner property tax relief, Gov. Mike Braun said he is “likely” to veto the legislature’s relief proposal and call a special session to address the issue on which he focused his campaign.... Read More
Gov. Mike Braun and Republican legislative leaders have identified property tax relief as a priority for this year’s legislative session. But as they work to provide relief to homeowners, local government leaders have warned their budgets will take big hits.... Read More
After passing the Senate 37-10, Senate Bill 1 now moves to the House, where senators said they expect the bill to be amended.... Read More
House Bill 1172 would establish the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, which would manage several new and existing programs to support small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. ... Read More
As the first half of the Indiana legislative session winds down, a bill that would add new constraints to regional economic development funding remains up in the air.... Read More
The 93-page amendment to Senate Bill 1 scrapped an expanded homestead deduction and tax bill caps, which offered the bulk of the plan’s homeowner relief but some said would threaten local government funding.... Read More
Indiana lawmakers advanced road-funding legislation Monday morning without a provision that would have allowed Indianapolis to pose a referendum to its residents to pay for road improvements.... Read More
Lawmakers this week advanced legislation that would require the state to establish a plan to develop stackable credentials for high school students—aligning with a similar effort outside the Statehouse to expand the ecosystem of apprenticeship opportunities.... Read More
Several local government leaders warned state lawmakers Tuesday that Gov. Mike Braun’s property tax reform proposal could harm critical services, pushing back against assertions that local governments could heavily curb spending without significant cuts.... Read More
