
Braun says he has ‘no interest’ in presidential run
Gov. Mike Braun denied recent reports that he is privately discussing the idea of a 2028 run for the White House.
Gov. Mike Braun denied recent reports that he is privately discussing the idea of a 2028 run for the White House.
The new fiscal year begins July 1 and the agency has a plan to send the money owed once the funding is received from state budget officials.
About 100 Hoosiers attended the event, which featured numerous interruptions from both Beckwith and those in the audience.
The federal Digital Equity Act provided $2.75 billion to ensure “that all people and communities have the skills, technology, and capacity needed to reap the full benefits of our digital economy.”
Dozens of bills received final concurrence votes in the Indiana House and Senate on Wednesday.
Eleven mostly rural counties will lose judges under a bill passed 33-16 by the Indiana Senate on Tuesday.
The retreat is co-sponsored by the National Governors Association and the U.S. Department of Energy and is slated for this summer.
Lawmakers have sent Indiana Gov. Mike Braun 38 bills thus far, and he has signed all of them.
A third agency—the Indiana Department of Revenue—is still waiting for permanent leadership.
Indiana Economic Development Corp. spokeswoman Erin Sweitzer said the additional load is what’s needed to build out projects for Eli Lilly and Co. and Meta.
Carlin Yoder, a former state senator and President Donald Trump’s state director, is considering a primary challenge to fellow Republican U.S. Sen. Todd Young.
The Indiana attorney general told Hoosiers that the important funding streams that help Indiana’s low-income and special needs students will still exist and be handled by other agencies.
The Indiana Democratic Party’s central committee on Saturday elected former state senator Karen Tallian as the next chair of the state party.
County jails haven’t received payments in months, and there are still four months left in the July-to-June fiscal year.
Under the bill, Indiana would have joined 14 other states with digital lottery games, including Kentucky, Illinois and Michigan.
Despite tax relief being a top priority for Gov. Mike Braun, Republican leaders in the General Assembly seem to be taking a more cautious approach.
Also past the halfway point are bills on voting, water transfers and teacher pay. The House, meanwhile, pulled back on divorce and municipal election changes.
If approved, Keesling will replace Randy Head, who resigned in December after just five months in the role, citing the demands of his full-time lobbyist job.
Indiana Gov.-elect Mike Braun has announced the appointment of eight individuals to lead various state agencies and departments in the new administration.
Indiana’s incoming dollars have slowed to pre-pandemic levels. Budget writers have urged their fellow lawmakers to tighten funding requests and prepare for a lean two-year cycle.