Hoosier Survey shows support for key policy areas across partisan divide
Ball State University’s 2024 Hoosier Survey revealed Indiana residents’ top three policy priorities headed into the new year: school safety, public safety and health care.
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Gov.-elect Braun announces leadership picks for commerce, education
David Adams, a former state workforce development commissioner, will be Indiana’s next secretary of commerce in Indiana Gov.-elect Mike Braun’s administration, while current Secretary of Education Katie Jenner will continue to lead the state’s education system.
Gov-elect Mike Braun names budget, transportation secretaries
Former Pentagon official Lisa Hershman will serve as secretary of management and budget and former state lawmaker Matthew Ubelhor will be secretary of transportation and infrastructure.
Bitcoin tops $100,000 as big rally sparked by election rolls on
The milestone came just hours after the President-elect said he intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to be the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Former AG Curtis Hill to stand trial after judge denies accusers’ requested delay
Former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is set to stand trial before a jury next week, following two years of delays.
Karen Pence announces first awardees for new charitable foundation
Pence and her board have selected three veteran-focused charities as the first nonprofits to benefit from the new Hummingbird Charitable Foundation.
Trump vows to block Japanese steelmaker from buying U.S. Steel
President-elect Donald Trump is pledging to use tax incentives and tariffs to strengthen the iconic American steelmaker, which has major operations in Indiana.
President Benjamin Harrison’s ‘very rare’ inaugural address goes on sale
The artifact hit the public market for the first time earlier this month with a $225,000 price tag.
Indiana GOP chairman Randy Head steps down
Head has returned to full-time status at Indianapolis-based law firm Krieg DeVault as a member of its governmental affairs team.
U.S. commits to $7.54B loan for Stellantis venture to build 2 EV battery plants in Indiana
The project being built by StarPlus Energy LLC is expected to create at least 2,800 jobs at the two plants and hundreds more at a nearby park for parts-supply companies.
Biden pardons son Hunter despite previous pledges not to do so
The pardon spares the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions.
After fast start, electric cars need a recharge as range limits, cost leave some drivers skeptical
Adding to the headwinds: an incoming new U.S. president who has disparaged government support for electric vehicles.
Trump fills out his economic team with two veterans of his first administration
Trump on Tuesday announced he has chosen international trade attorney Jamieson Greer to be his U.S. trade representative and Kevin Hassett as director of the White House National Economic Council.
New coalition seeks to reduce barriers for entrepreneurs in Indiana
The coalition is a state branch of the national nonprofit Right to Start, which advocates for laws that provide tax breaks, provide procurement dollars and reduce regulations for startups and small businesses.
Who’s on Braun’s transition councils? Mostly businesspeople and lawyers
Of the 147 people Braun chose to serve on his 12 transition councils, one in three are private-sector business leaders and two in three have not previously worked in state government, an IBJ analysis found.
Airline CEOs, Buttigieg fight over regulations even after election
The Biden administration is on its way out of power, but that’s not ending the arguments between Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and airlines that think they are being over-regulated.
Campaign pledges to raise teacher pay face uncertain future at Statehouse
Raising base salaries for teachers was a key focus of Gov.-elect Mike Braun’s platform during the governor’s race, but anxiety about the state budget might be a roadblock.
Incoming Indiana Gov. Mike Braun admonished by GOP colleagues for missed U.S. Senate votes
Recent absences from Capitol Hill by Braun and other outgoing GOP senators helped Democrats secure their picks for multiple lifetime federal judges.
Two-year tax task force releases property, income and business recommendations
Democrats assailed the recommendations as not providing enough relief to Hoosier taxpayers, and for giving “handouts” to businesses.
Gov.-elect Braun unveils streamlined cabinet plan with eight policy focuses
Braun’s new cabinet will seek to model “efficiency, accountability and communication in state government,” he said in a news release.