Republican senator against Indiana redistricting not seeking reelection
State Sen. Kyle Walker announced his redistricting opposition last month despite his close ties with a leader of a pro-redistricting group.
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President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after record 43-day disruption
House lawmakers made their long-awaited return to the nation’s capital this week after nearly eight weeks away. Republicans used their slight majority to get the bill over the finish line with a mostly party-line vote of 222-209.
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IBJ Podcast: What’s behind the Indiana Legislature’s special session on redistricting and how could it play out?
The battle to expand political power by changing boundaries on a map has a decades-long history in Indiana.
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Trump refugee plan seeks 7,000 Afrikaners—and virtually no one else
The president halted the admission of most refugees after he took office but made an exception for Afrikaners who he has said face racial discrimination.
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Lingering conflict means angst for startup community
Indianapolis-based Elevate, a nonprofit venture investment firm, has been operating under a cloud since late April when state officials froze its funding.
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Dells donate $6.25B to encourage families to claim ‘Trump Accounts’
The historic gift has little precedent, with few single charitable commitments in the past 25 years exceeding $1 billion, much less multiple billions.
UPDATE: Indiana House releases draft congressional map as redistricting reaches Statehouse
The map, posted to the House Republicans’ website Monday morning, significantly alters many of the state’s nine congressional districts to favor Republicans.
Indiana unveils multiyear rural health plan in newly released federal application
The plan is described as a “collaborative effort” to be jointly led by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration and the Indiana Department of Health.
Health care plan circulated by the White House runs into familiar GOP divisions
The tentative proposal from President Donald Trump would extend expiring ACA subsidies for two years while adjusting eligibility requirements for recipients.
UPDATE: Indiana General Assembly to convene for redistricting talks in December
During a video news conference Tuesday afternoon, House Minority Leader GiaQuinta pointed to a House rule that requires the agreement of both the speaker and minority leader for meeting times to be changed.
As threats escalate against Indiana lawmakers, Braun says his family also targeted
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun said Indiana State Police and other law enforcement agencies have been working “around the clock all week” to protect lawmakers and investigate the string of incidents.
Rising health care costs prompt small businesses to find creative solutions
Business leaders say health insurance is causing heartburn among many small employers, forcing some to consider dropping coverage altogether.
Indiana Senate Republican reports business bomb threat
After a week of swatting attempts on his colleagues, Indiana Sen. Andy Zay on Friday confirmed a bomb threat at his vehicle rental business.
‘Culture of chaos’: Indiana hemp industry on edge as federal lawmakers ban delta-8 products
Tied up in the bill that ended the 43-day shutdown was language that bans almost all hemp-derived products starting in November 2026.
Growing list of Indiana GOP senators report swatting attempts
As redistricting rhetoric intensifies in Indiana, at least four Republican state senators who oppose the prospect—or are undecided—have reported attempted swatting attacks.
1935 case involving Wabash College grad back in U.S. Supreme Court spotlight
For 90 years, a U.S. Supreme Court decision centered on the disputed firing of a Hoosier-born Federal Trade Commission member has protected the leaders of independent federal agencies from being dismissed by the president without cause. But that could change.
Indiana’s Legislature appears poised to make history by ignoring a governor’s special-session call
Who controls the session’s length, agenda and existence once called has been debated since Indiana’s first constitutional convention in 1816, again in 1850 and in a 2022 Indiana Supreme Court case.
President’s $2,000 tariff check idea draws Republican resistance
While the White House concedes it will likely need Congress to enact the measure, administration officials are considering options to circumvent Congress and distribute the checks without the legislative branch’s approval.
What’s next now that Trump has signed bill releasing Epstein files
Now that the bill has been signed by the president, there’s a 30-day countdown for the Justice Department to produce the files.
Indiana legislative leaders dodge discussing redistricting pressure
Republican Indiana legislative leaders avoided taking questions Monday about the political pressure they are facing from President Donald Trump over congressional redistricting, while the governor accused GOP senators of “hiding behind closed doors.”
Legislative leaders to look at ‘tweaks’ to property taxes, Medicaid in 2026 legislative session
Meeting Monday for the Indiana Chamber Legislative Preview event, Statehouse leaders addressed what the Legislature is likely to consider during the upcoming General Assembly.
Foreign enrollment at US colleges holds steady overall
Some universities are seeing backslides that have punched big holes in tuition revenue, but overall the falloff is less severe than some industry groups had forecast.
UPDATE: Trump targets Gov. Mike Braun, Senate Republicans in redistricting spat
In a Truth Social post on Sunday, President Trump attacked Indiana state senators who declined to consider redistricting and said Braun “perhaps is not working the way he should” to round up support.
UPDATE: Redistricting stalls in Indiana as Senate president says chamber will not meet in December
Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced Friday that there are not enough votes in his chamber to move forward with redistricting efforts next month, as previously planned.