Legislation on vote center study, student ID voting ban, income tax cuts sent to governor
In addition, the Indiana House approved towing regulations after months of strife within the Republican supermajority.
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Indiana lawmakers revive controversial public camping ban
Language similar to House Bill 1662, which died earlier this legislative session, was amended into a seemingly unrelated bill, raising concerns from Democrats and advocates for the homeless.
Indiana House committee moves ‘more focused’ version of anti-DEI bill
Before Monday’s vote, more than two hours of committee testimony was dominated by medical students and professors from Indiana University and other Hoosier colleges.
House committee advances reworked property tax plan, but hurdles remain
Indiana House Republicans’ property tax reform proposal passed out of committee Monday morning, but demands from Gov. Mike Braun and some Republicans for even more relief could complicate the bill’s future.
Indiana to host nuclear energy-focused retreat
The retreat is co-sponsored by the National Governors Association and the U.S. Department of Energy and is slated for this summer.
House property tax plan would mean lower bills for most homeowners, big changes in system over time
To achieve immediate tax relief, the plan would create a credit worth up to $200 on all homeowners’ property tax bills beginning in 2026.
Modest legislative proposal aims to enhance Indiana tax credit
A bill that would tweak language from a 2022 law establishing a filmmaking tax credit might make the languishing credit more likely to attract productions and generate economic activity.
State leaders say potential federal funding cuts unlikely to cause special session
The Trump administration is considering cuts or changes to spending on Medicaid, education and other programs that could impact the state budget.
Indiana bill roundup: Heavy-hitters on deck ahead of committee deadline
Several of the session’s most important pieces of legislation—including bills affecting the budget, property tax relief and health care transparency—will be heard, amended and passed out of committee next week.
20 new laws hit books with Gov. Mike Braun’s signature
Lawmakers have sent Indiana Gov. Mike Braun 38 bills thus far, and he has signed all of them.
Following $1B Medicaid shortfall, state poised to drop firm that produced forecast
From fiscal years 2023 to 2024, the state’s Medicaid burden grew by 53.7%, from $2.6 billion to $4.1 billion.
‘Better in Indiana’: Bill to absorb Illinois communities advances to Senate floor
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker previously called Indiana’s legislation “a stunt.” He’d need to bless the move, but companion legislation is already dead.
Indiana lawmakers seek to regulate, tax low-THC products
The legislation would create a three-tiered permitting system for retailing, distributing and manufacturing of both low-THC hemp products and hemp flower.
Indiana Senate committee turns four local tax bills into one
A jam-packed agency bill became even more behemoth and wide-reaching on Tuesday after a Senate committee crammed in dozens of other provisions that largely deal with local taxes.
Legislation could sweeten tax incentives for certain quantum computing, defense-related projects
Data center construction has been met with some apprehension, including the low number of jobs produced for the large tax incentives and utility burden these developments require.
Three plans, three approaches: State leaders still trying to find landing spot for property tax relief bill
Legislative leaders have made clear that they intend to act on Gov. Mike Braun’s central campaign promise to provide property tax relief. However, with less than a month left to pass a solution, leaders have yet to announce agreement on an approach.
Indiana considers ban on all marijuana advertising—not just on billboards
The legislation goes beyond the billboard-specific prohibition advanced by a Senate panel last week.
Partisan school board elections bill moves closer to passage
A bill to give Indiana school board candidates the option to run as Republicans or Democrats passed a key vote in the House on Monday.
Governor names new agency leaders for transportation, technology
A third agency—the Indiana Department of Revenue—is still waiting for permanent leadership.
Ads thank Gov. Mike Braun for funding health care in Marion County. Here’s why.
The ad campaign recognizes Braun for maintaining $38 million in the proposed state budget for the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County.