City-County Council releases proposed redistricting map
Proposal 157 and the accompanying map come after a two-month, 10-part public forum series and a summary report published earlier this month.
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Indiana to double post-election audits in general elections
Post-election audits are done by manually checking a randomized sample of paper-voted ballots. In an audit, ballots are not tallied by scanners, and every sampled ballot is hand-counted to determine if the initial machine readings are confirmed and accurate.
What’s the future for a Democrat turned independent on the City-County Council?
Councilor Ethan Evans, who announced this week he was leaving the Democratic Party to become an independent, likely will no longer be allowed to caucus privately with majority Democrats on strategy and priorities.
IU Health says it’s ahead of schedule to meet lawmakers’ affordability demands
In its response to lawmakers, IU emphasized the role of public health in health care costs and called on lawmakers to spend more on public health. It pointed to a recent study that ranked Indiana 47th among states in per-person public health funding.
UPDATE: Biden tapping oil reserve for 6 months to control gas prices
The release of reserves in the U.S. could create pressures that could reduce oil prices, though Biden has already twice ordered releases from the strategic reserves without causing a meaningful shift in oil markets.
Pence unveils Republican policy agenda for midterm elections
Former Vice President Mike Pence’s “Freedom Agenda,” released Thursday, combines traditional Republican goals like increasing American energy production, cutting taxes and rolling back regulations with priorities pursued by former President Donald Trump on issues like trade and immigration.
State seeks land in Boone County for potentially mammoth tech park
Local officials say the goal is to amass thousands of acres along I-65 between Purdue University and Indianapolis to attract manufacturers of semiconductors, microprocessors and other high-tech components.
Commerce investigation imperils solar industry, advocates say
Clean energy leaders said the investigation—which could result in retroactive tariffs of up to 240%—would severely hinder the U.S. solar industry, leading to thousands of layoffs and imperiling up to 80% of planned solar projects in the United States.
Biden’s budget plan calls for higher taxes on rich, lower deficits
Biden is proposing a total of $5.8 trillion in federal spending in fiscal 2023, which begins in October. The deficit would be $1.15 trillion.
Biden budget seeks minimum tax on households worth $100M
The introduction of the minimum tax on the wealthiest Americans would represent a significant reorienting of the tax code.
City-County Councilor Ethan Evans leaves Democratic Party, becomes independent
Evans says he feels mostly shut out of the Democrat-controlled council despite “speaking for a wide progressive base who wants these very solutions implemented.”
Will Holcomb’s recent veto affect his Republican party standing?
Gov. Eric Holcomb’s rejection of a bill that would have barred transgender females from joining girls’ sports teams could have political repercussions if he decides to seek higher office, political observers say.
Pandemic relief money spent on hotel, ballpark, ski slopes
Scores of projects across the United States are being funded with federal coronavirus relief money despite having little to do with combating the pandemic, a review by The Associated Press has found.
Braun: Supreme Court should leave decisions on interracial marriage, abortion to states
During a conference call to discuss the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, Sen. Mike Braun from Indiana said he’d welcome the rescinding of several key decisions made by the court in the past 70 years to pass the power to the states.
Indiana GOP lawmakers plan to override veto of trans sports bill
Lawmakers in both the GOP-dominated House and Senate need a simple majority vote to override the governor’s veto. They will return to the Indiana Statehouse on May 24 for technical corrections day.
High court nominee Jackson pledges to decide cases ‘without fear or favor’
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, 51, thanked God and professed love for “our country and the Constitution” in a 12-minute statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee at the end of her first day of confirmation hearings.
Governor vetoes trans athlete bill, signs right-to-carry gun legislation
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on Monday evening signed legislation that repeals the state’s requirement for a permit to carry a handgun and vetoed a bill that would have banned transgender girls from participating in K-12 girls’ sports.
Pence distances himself from Trump as he eyes 2024 campaign
Former Vice President Mike Pence is working to craft a political identity independent of his former boss Donald Trump. The strategy carries substantial risk in a party still dominated by Trump and his claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
As city looks to state for help, path to more road funding unclear
Indianapolis officials are looking to state government for options that could help the city close a funding gap of up to $1 billion a year for roads and transportation infrastructure.
Incentive for film production breaks losing streak in Indiana Legislature
Filmmaker Angelo Pizzo, Rep. Bob Morris and lobbyist Tony Samuel explain how an underdog proposal to attract movie business became a new law.