Among the bills sent to Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on Wednesday was a Senate Republican priority measure to increase transparency—and scrutiny—of state government contracts.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita sent a letter this week to several of the state’s top elected officials, urging them not to pass legislation he says doesn’t do enough to regulate THC.
To further close the gap, leaders also said they would reduce planned spending for public health, higher education and government agencies.
The legislation allows Alexandria to annex about 460 acres of noncontiguous land in Madison County, paving the way for an industrial park.
The bill will expedite approval processes for large-load customers like data centers and create cost- recovery mechanisms for projects utilities take on to serve those big customers.
The legislation included a contentious parental rights proposal and one adding requirements for developers of long-haul water pipelines.
Gov. Mike Braun told IBJ on Tuesday that his office was finalizing the details of an independent audit of the state’s economic development agency: “Hoosier taxpayers deserve clear accountability for how their dollars are spent.”
Indiana lawmakers have discovered this legislative session that performing major financial surgery on multibillion-dollar nonprofit hospital systems is a motley and entangled task.
Gov. Mike Braun’s new executive orders require the state to develop a statewide water inventory and management plan, and establish a body that will spearhead efforts to reclaim rare earth elements from legacy coal byproducts.
Federal funding was spent in Indiana on everything from entitlement programs to defense, agriculture and education, according to an Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute analysis.
Legislators determined to cut property tax bills for homeowners and businesses are set to leave local officials with difficult choices about whether to cut services or raise income taxes to make up for substantial funding gaps.
Auditor Allison Ball says her office received complaints about the lottery system used to award highly-sought-after licenses to businesses that will grow, process and sell the products.
Hoosiers getting insurance under the Healthy Indiana Plan would need to log at least 20 work or volunteer hours a week with the state, a move that supporters hope will curb the program’s enrollment numbers.
The major hurdle will be the budget, which is typically the last bill lawmakers approve before heading home.
Legislation to study the absorption of secessionist Illinois counties heads to Gov. Mike Braun, along with measures to examine “noncompliant” prosecutors and expand local road-funding options.
Indiana’s proposed public camping ban, which originated with a Texas-based think tank, has now died twice this legislative session.
Dozens of bills received final concurrence votes in the Indiana House and Senate on Wednesday.
In order for the decreases to kick in, the legislation stipulates that the state’s revenue must hit certain growth benchmarks.
An updated revenue forecast presented to the Budget Committee projected the state’s revenue will flatline from 2025 to 2027.
Eleven mostly rural counties will lose judges under a bill passed 33-16 by the Indiana Senate on Tuesday.
