Leaders from the Senate Republicans outlined five priority bills addressing several high-profile issues, including rising property taxes and Medicaid costs.
Johnson won reelection to the U.S. House speakership on a first ballot Friday, pushing past GOP hard-right holdouts and buoyed with a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump.
Multiple people familiar with the real-time conversations said the next step remains unclear, as leaders would need significant support from both parties—and Donald Trump—to pass a funding extension.
“It’s time, Indiana—time to tax and regulate marijuana for adults 21 and up, just like alcohol,” Safe and Regulated Indiana says in its first advertisement.
When he returns to the White House, President-elect Donald Trump will be working with a Republican Party that has been completely transformed by his “Make America Great Again” movement and a Supreme Court dominated by conservative justices, including three that he appointed.
Preliminary results showed Republicans had earned enough apparent victories to retain at least 67 seats in the 100-member House, and 40 of the 50 seats in the Senate.
Republicans seized control of the U.S. Senate late Tuesday after flipping Democratic held seats, holding onto GOP incumbents and wresting away the majority for the first time in four years.
Republicans are pouring financial resources into a handful of legislative races around the state, recognizing potentially tight margins with an aim to protect the party’s supermajority hold in the General Assembly.
The training center, a 272-room hotel for Republic employees and an 800-space parking garage are part of Republic’s $200 million corporate campus. A 122,000-square-foot headquarters building is under construction and expected to open in January 2026.
Indiana Republicans continue to outraise their Democratic counterparts when it comes to campaign finance — including races for governor, attorney general and lieutenant governor.
