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‘Better in Indiana’: Bill to absorb Illinois communities advances to Senate floor

April 3, 2025 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker previously called Indiana’s legislation “a stunt.” He’d need to bless the move, but companion legislation is already dead.

House committee greenlights amended Medicaid work requirements proposal

April 3, 2025 | Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

A bill that would tighten Medicaid eligibility and add work requirements for certain programs was amended and passed out of the Indiana House Ways and Means Committee in just under an hour on Wednesday.

Legislation could sweeten tax incentives for certain quantum computing, defense-related projects

April 2, 2025 | Cate Charron

Data center construction has been met with some apprehension, including the low number of jobs produced for the large tax incentives and utility burden these developments require.

Trump administration freezes millions in funding for Planned Parenthood affiliates

April 1, 2025 | The Washington Post

Planned Parenthood said nine of its affiliates, including the one that covers Indiana, received notice that the administration would withhold funding from Title X, the nationwide family-planning program.

Purdue president: Universities must explore private alternatives to federal funding

April 1, 2025 | Susan Orr

Amid uncertainty around federal research funding, universities must explore private support, Purdue University President Mung Chiang told an tech industry group on Tuesday.

Three plans, three approaches: State leaders still trying to find landing spot for property tax relief bill

April 1, 2025 | Cate Charron

Legislative leaders have made clear that they intend to act on Gov. Mike Braun’s central campaign promise to provide property tax relief. However, with less than a month left to pass a solution, leaders have yet to announce agreement on an approach.

Supreme Court seems likely to side with Catholic Charities in religious-rights case

March 31, 2025 | Associated Press

The justices suggested the Catholic Charities Bureau should not have to pay unemployment taxes because the work of the social services agency is motivated by religious beliefs.

Ads thank Gov. Mike Braun for funding health care in Marion County. Here’s why.

March 28, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

The ad campaign recognizes Braun for maintaining $38 million in the proposed state budget for the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County.

Companies quietly pull back DEI push

March 28, 2025 | Susan Orr

Whether out of fear of losing federal funding, a desire to avoid litigation or a reluctance to seem political, organizations are changing the way they talk about diversity—if not outright cutting back on their pro-diversity efforts.

Uncertainties under Trump trouble housing providers

March 28, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

Frozen grants, delayed allocations and terminated funds are all examples of what Indianapolis housing providers and builders face as President Donald Trump’s administration slashes federal programs and jobs.

Editorial: State should maintain spending on local public health programs

March 28, 2025

Public health is an area where the state has repeatedly failed to make progress. We believe that’s changing, and we urge lawmakers to give the programs time to take root and produce results.•

Robert Grand: Support Hoosier students by securing Frank O’Bannon grants

March 28, 2025 | Robert Grand

Now is the time to ensure that our students are not harmed by cuts and are allowed access to higher education that allows them to pursue their dreams.

Utility customer advocates say protections inadequate in large-load users, nuclear development bill

March 28, 2025 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The legislation would expedite approval processes for large-load customers like data centers and set out cost-recovery mechanisms for projects utilities undertake to serve those big customers.

Bill roundup: Data center legislation, other bills move to Braun’s desk

March 28, 2025 | Cate Charron

And the first bills are hitting Gov. Braun’s desk for approval.

Carmel taxpayers on hook for $30K to pay city nonprofit’s creditors

March 28, 2025 | Daniel Bradley

Promote Carmel, which was founded by former Mayor Jim Brainard in 2020, ceased operations in August.

Proposal to drop social-emotional learning advances in Indiana

March 27, 2025 | Aleksandra Appleton, Chalkbeat Indiana

Another amendment would mean some fees for students and families could return.

Department of Health and Human Services to lay off 10,000 workers in major restructuring

March 27, 2025 | Associated Press

The plan means cuts at the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Latest tweaks to state road-funding bill impact grant program, township trustees

March 26, 2025 | Taylor Wooten

State senators on Tuesday heavily amended a bill that overhauls Indiana’s road-funding formula.

Supreme Court seems likely to OK $8B phone, internet subsidy for rural, low-income areas

March 26, 2025 | Associated Press

The justices heard nearly three hours of arguments in a new test of federal regulatory power.

Trump signs executive order requiring proof of citizenship in federal elections