Niki Kelly

Indiana governor ‘likely’ to extend gas tax break; also comments on child services

Gov. Mike Braun told an Indianapolis radio station Thursday that he is “likely” to extend the suspension of the state sales tax on gas purchases.... Read More

Braun announces 30-day break on Indiana sales tax for gasoline

Gov. Mike Braun issued an executive order Wednesday to enact a 30-day suspension of the 7% sales tax on gasoline — with the potential for extensions.... Read More

Providers wait for hundreds of millions in delayed Medicaid payments

Indiana nursing homes are owed hundreds of millions in back payments for services provided under the state’s Medicaid program for long-term care.... Read More

Indiana Planned Parenthood faces clinic closures and state funding fight

Two Planned Parenthood clinics in Indianapolis will close Friday after federal funding cuts, and Indiana’s attorney general has filed an appeal to block state funding to the organization should a federal ban expire.... Read More

State coming down on autism therapy providers that potentially abused system

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration chief Mitch Roob put autism therapy providers on notice in a tense meeting with key stakeholders last week — requiring self-reporting of “abusive” billing practices used before a recent revamp of the program.... Read More

It’s official — no pay raise for state employees

For the second year in a row, Indiana’s state employees will receive no pay raises. The contingency fund that usually covers salary adjustments was reduced by 90% in the current state budget.... Read More

Latest federal payment to state for ICE detainees more than triples

The Indiana Department of Correction said Tuesday the payment was $3.86 million. At a rate of $291.24 a day that is more than 13,000 bed spots, or about 440 detainees per day.... Read More

Coroner rules ICE detainee died of natural causes

A certified forensic pathologist conducted an autopsy the day after Lorth Sim’s Feb. 16 death and found his cause of death to be “atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with other significant conditions of diabetes mellitus.”... Read More

First Lady nears fundraising goal for Dolly Parton library program

First Lady Maureen Braun on Tuesday hosted her second annual Indiana First Lady’s Breakfast and announced she has almost reached a goal to fund Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Indiana.... Read More

State plan would charge $15.60 in tolls to drive I-70 across state

The Braun administration told federal officials it would use the revenue to widen the interstate to six lanes from the Illinois to the Ohio state lines.... Read More