Indiana agencies outline spending cuts in pursuit of 5% reserve
A grim May revenue forecast prompted lawmakers to cut most agency appropriations by 5% in the latest biennial budget—and authorize the State Budget Agency to withhold another 5%.
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Q&A: Former Indianapolis Mayor Ballard talks urban Republicans, new book release
The book, “Urban Republican Mayor: My Story,” provides intimate details about Ballard’s life and his approach to politics, including his time as mayor from 2008 until 2016.
Council GOP leaders seek to eliminate employee residency requirement
Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration, which is opposed to the proposal, estimates that the county would miss out on millions of dollars in tax revenue without the residency requirement.
EPA cancels $7B Biden-era grant program to boost solar energy
Only $53 million of the $7 billion awarded has been spent, according to a tally by the research firm Atlas Public Policy. Several grant recipients this week said their programs were in planning phases.
VP Vance meets with Indiana GOP leadership on redistricting while Democrats protest effort
Vice President JD Vance spent several hours in the Hoosier State on Thursday to meet with Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and other leaders about the possibility of creating more GOP seats with redrawn congressional boundaries.
Trump seeks to change how census collects data, wants to exclude illegal immigrants
Any changes in the conduct of a national census would require alterations to the Census Act and approval from Congress, and there likely would be a fierce fight.
State agency plans aggressive new budget method to control growing Medicaid costs
Over the course of a decade, Indiana’s per-enrollee costs for certain Medicaid recipients are expected to surge by 43% and 72% for lower-income and elderly Hoosiers, respectively.
Trump plans 100% tariff on computer chips, unless companies build in United States
Demand for computer chips has been climbing worldwide, with sales increasing 19.6% in the year-ended in June, according to the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization.
Mid-cycle redistricting fight comes to Indiana Statehouse
Indiana’s Democratic lawmakers and concerned residents will be at the Statehouse on Thursday to protest a possible campaign to redraw congressional boundaries.
Expert: Trump administration likely ‘relishes’ controversy over ‘Speedway Slammer’ moniker
A new state partnership to expand immigrant detention is being promoted with a “Speedway Slammer” nickname. The moniker drew a backlash from the IndyCar Series on Wednesday and also a response from Pato O’Ward, the only Mexican driver in the series.
Speedway, IndyCar say they weren’t consulted on federal ‘Speedway Slammer’ moniker
As part of the plan’s public rollout, Homeland Security posted on social media a manipulated image of an ICE-branded IndyCar outside the correctional facility.
RFK Jr. yanks $500M in funding for mRNA vaccine development
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that 22 projects, totaling $500 million, to develop vaccines using mRNA technology will be halted.
Crucial exemption allows most Canadian, Mexican goods to be shipped to US without tariffs
The vast majority of goods exported to the United States by Canada and Mexico are shielded from tariffs under the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement that President Trump negotiated during his first term.
JD Vance heads to Indiana to push redistricting, but legalities remain unclear
An Indiana House Democrat called defeating mid-cycle redistricting “a knife fight for democracy.”
Labor statistics agency aims to calm furor after Trump fires commissioner
Erika McEntarfer’s removal has stirred concerns on Wall Street, where analysts and economists warned that such an abrupt shake-up could jeopardize the integrity of the nation’s economic data.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting announces shutdown following funding loss
President Donald Trump launched a successful campaign to claw back the $1.1 billion allocated for the organization for the next two years, a measure he signed into law last month.
Trump calls on the Federal Reserve board to take full control of central bank from Powell
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has held the benchmark rate for overnight loans constant this year, saying that Fed officials needed to see what impact President Trump’s massive tariffs had on inflation.
Flat federal funding stymies Head Start as state child care resources diminish
With more from Congress, the group hopes it could close the gap left by slashed funding for state programming.
Trump’s EPA targeting key vehicle-emissions rules. Here’s what that means for carmakers.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s plan this week to relax rules aimed at cleaning up auto tailpipe emissions is the latest Trump administration move to undo incentives for automakers to go electric.
Trump announces sharper tariffs to take effect in a week, including 35% for Canada
In a pair of executive orders, the president increased tariffs on merchandise from about 70 countries and raised the rate on products made in Canada, one of the United States’ largest trading partners, to a punitive percentage.