Holcomb’s budget plan modestly boosts funding for Indiana schools
Democrats say it’s not enough, particularly in its failure to expand state-funded preschool to more counties.
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Preschool advocates urge ‘aggressive’ action from lukewarm lawmakers
Preschool advocates want the Indiana Legislature to spend $50 million a year to expand the state’s pilot program. So far, lawmakers seem cool to that idea.
Holcomb calls to use $500M fund from Toll Road lease to fund entrepreneurship
Gov.-elect Eric Holcomb, who announced his legislative agenda Thursday, has roughly the same idea as Gov. Mike Pence when it comes to investing in early-stage Indiana companies, but wants to pay for the plan through a different fund.
Pence extends minimum energy standards for buildings
The outgoing governor was set to let the rules expire on Jan. 1. A Department of Homeland Security spokesman says new outdoor stage rules are also in the works.
Holcomb picks Allen County official to serve as state auditor
Tera Klutz will be the first certified public accountant to be Indiana auditor, the top state official in charge of paying the state’s bills and accounting for state money, according to Holcomb’s office.
Critics decry Pence team for letting state fair stage collapse rule expire
Regulators had more than three years to approve permanent rules establishing stricter design and construction requirements for outdoor event equipment but did not do so before the emergency rules expired this year.
2016 TOP STORIES: Dramatic year sends Pence to D.C., Republicans to Statehouse
Donald Trump’s big victory in Indiana means his running mate Mike Pence will be vice president. It also swept Eric Holcomb into the governor’s office and Todd Young into the U.S. Senate.
Pence could leave state with no energy standards for buildings
Critics say the absence of standards could have negative results for Hoosiers’ energy bills and lead to a “slumlord’s dream” scenario.
State projects $435M less revenue in 2017 than previously expected
The long-term forecast was sunnier, with revenue projected to increase 2.9 percent in 2018 and 3.9 percent in 2019.
State won’t have enough cash to fulfill wish lists
Legislative leaders have sounded alarm bells over state revenue figures, saying lawmakers will need to take a cautious approach to investing in new programs such as expanding state-funded preschool and raising teacher pay.
Holcomb taps IEDC’s Schellinger for secretary of commerce
Jim Schellinger, a former Democratic candidate for governor, became president last year of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. In accepting the new position, he will retire from CSO Architects, where he had served as CEO, and sell his ownership stake.
Holcomb to keep Vincent as budget office director
Micah Vincent has served as director of the Office of Management and Budget since 2015 after he was tapped for the role by Gov. Mike Pence.
Holcomb transition team enjoys Pacers game at team’s expense
Gov.-elect Eric Holcomb and Lt. Gov.-elect Suzanne Crouch paid for their tickets out of an “abundance of caution” for state ethics rules, a spokesman said. But there are no state rules to prohibit the people who are helping Holcomb shape his administration from taking freebies.
Holcomb taps former Daniels adviser Goode as chief of staff
Indiana Gov.-elect Eric Holcomb said Earl Goode’s “perspective on past accomplishments will inform us as we move into the future.”
Trump again slams ‘Hamilton’; Pence says he wasn’t offended
Vice President-elect Mike Pence said he heard the boos and cheers when he walked into the Richard Rodgers Theatre with his nephew and daughter on Friday night to see “Hamilton.” He said he told his daughter: "That's what freedom sounds like."
Trump—with Pence in tow—wins Indiana’s 11 electoral votes
Republican Mike Pence originally hoped to be winning reelection to the governor’s office but Donald Trump picked him this summer to be his running mate.
AG seeks Supreme Court ruling in Monarch-related case
Attorney General Greg Zoeller said he will ask the Indiana Supreme Court to put on hold a lower court ruling that said the state must grant a wholesaler permit to Spirited Sales LLC, a company affiliated with Monarch Beverage that wants to sell liquor.
Pence tries to boost Holcomb in waning days of campaign
Gov. Mike Pence made a home-state stop on Sunday and substantially altered the campaign speech he gives around the country as a vice presidential candidate to boost the Republican in the governor’s race.
Holcomb, Gregg set for final Indiana gubernatorial debate
Republican Eric Holcomb and Democrat John Gregg are going into the last two weeks of their contentious campaign for the Indiana governor’s office by facing each other in a final televised debate Tuesday evening.