There are an estimated 200,000 probationary workers across federal agencies. They include entry level employees but also workers who recently received a promotion.
President Donald Trump, in a Thursday social media post, vowed a new escalation in his trade war if the EU goes forward with the planned 50% tariff on American whiskey.
While Buttigieg’s decision could weaken Democrats’ chances of retaining a critical Senate seat in 2026, it might also strengthen the party’s search for new national leadership.
Wednesday’s amendment to Senate Bill 1 marked the bill’s third major iteration this session, signaling that legislative leaders have not yet settled on the approach to lower property taxes.
The vote came moments after an employee told councilors that Lena Hill had harassed her for months.
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun made dual executive orders Wednesday—and said President Donald Trump’s timber production goals aren’t aimed at Indiana or its Hoosier National Forest.
The state dropped New York City-based BlackRock as an asset manager after the Treasurer’s Office found it had considered ESG practices. But its replacement has a similar background.
The European Union responded within hours to the Trump administration’s increase in tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25%.
The measure moves to the Senate, where bipartisan support will be needed to get it over the finish line.
While President Trump’s tariffs could help steel and aluminum plants in the United States, they could raise prices for the manufacturers that use the metals as raw materials.
The staff reductions announced Tuesday were the largest in department history and of a magnitude rarely contemplated before this administration took office.
Questions about the fate of the popular video sharing app have continued to linger since a law requiring its China-based parent company to divest or face a ban took effect on Jan. 19.
The U.S. stock market promptly fell following his social media post, triggering more concerns after a brutal selloff on Monday.
The two-year budget approved by Indiana House lawmakers and now moving through the Senate would increase per-student base funding for some virtual public schools by as much as 50%
The Chinese tariffs, announced last week, were a response to Trump’s decision to double the levy on Chinese imports to 20% on March 4.
The Indiana State Budget Agency noted that higher-than-expected collections from income tax revenue outweighed lower-than-expected collections from sales tax and interest revenue.
The spike in demand for electricity is being driven, in large part, by the artificial intelligence race as tech companies are snapping up real estate and seeking power to feed their energy-hungry data centers.
Indiana lawmakers have been feeling the heat to restore more significant cuts to the Legislature’s primary property-tax relief bill.
Committee dockets weren’t too packed during the largely slow week, but the House Ways and Means Committee heard Senate Bill 1, which drew hours of testimony.
Lawmakers on the Indiana Senate Local Government Committee voted unanimously Thursday in favor of legislation that would exempt the east-side town of Cumberland from Indianapolis-Marion County consolidated government.
