State needs more emergency responders, takes aim at training
Indiana’s emergency responders, especially volunteer firefighters, might be getting more funding for training and gear in the next state budget.
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House Republican plan would speed up Indiana tax cuts, boost vouchers
The spending plan also falls short of Gov. Eric Holcomb’s recommendations for public health funding,
Wealthy businessman Jefferson Shreve will partially self-fund mayoral campaign
Shreve, who sold his company Storage Express for $590 million last year, told IBJ he’ll need to do some self-funding to launch his mayoral run and mount a vigorous campaign for the Republican nomination.
Indiana lawmakers to discuss bill similar to Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law
The two-page bill is one of several proposals from legislators this session that address how schools must handle controversial social issues involving race and sex.
Indiana senators nix discussion on latest bill restricting classroom topics
The abrupt change in plans by the Senate Committee on Education and Career Development came after a Tuesday rally by groups opposed to such legislation.
CBO projects higher unemployment, slow exit from inflation
The office’s updated 10-year Budget and Economic Outlook outlined stark expectations for the decade ahead.
Republicans OK plan tightening Indiana mail-in voting rules
Bill sponsor Republican Rep. Tim Wesco of Osceola said the step was aimed at validating who was receiving mail-in ballots by putting identification requirements in line with what people must present when voting in person.
Speed-limit proposal for trucks in Indiana clears first hurdle
A bill that would raise the speed limit for trucks on certain Indiana roadways advanced to the full Senate on Tuesday despite opposition from the state’s largest truck drivers group.
Committee advances changes to Indiana carbon sequestration pilot project
The proposal seeks to advance the construction of carbon capture and sequestration projects, while also giving special privileges to a company preparing to undertake the nation’s largest carbon dioxide storage project.
EPA outlines $27B ‘green bank’ for clean energy projects
The Biden administration on Tuesday outlined how states and not-for-profit groups can apply for $27 billion in low-cost financing for projects intended to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Top Indiana senator rebukes voucher school program in new letter
A top Republican lawmaker threatened to hold up new state spending for Indiana’s voucher school program after he claimed to have witnessed “disgusting” behavior at a private Catholic school in Indiana.
Pence to fight special counsel subpoena on 2020 election
Former Vice President Mike Pence and his attorneys are planning to cite constitutional grounds as they prepare to resist special counsel Jack Smith’s efforts to compel his testimony before a grand jury.
Democrats seek tighter limit on stock buybacks in chip subsidies
The members of Congress want companies that accept money authorized by the Chips and Science Act to be restricted from engaging in stock buybacks for at least 10 years.
Legislature considers legalizing a different kind of weed
Kratom already is legal in 44 states, but some health experts caution it has addictive properties and its usage, in some cases, can lead to psychotic symptoms and cause opioid patients to relapse.
Pence subpoenaed by special counsel probing Trump
The extraordinary scenario of a former vice president potentially testifying against his former boss in a criminal investigation comes as Mike Pence considers launching a 2024 Republican presidential bid against Donald Trump.
Senators advance ‘site of service’ bill with reservations
A bill dictating payments for certain health services based on location—or site of service—cleared an Indiana Senate health committee Wednesday, though nearly every senator voiced concerns with the bill.
Indiana Republicans back partisan school boards switch
The Indiana School Boards Association and the Indiana State Teachers Association are among education groups opposed to the change.
Conservative groups look beyond Trump for 2024 GOP nominee
Two major conservative groups have signaled they are open to supporting someone other than Donald Trump in the 2024 race for the White House, including former Vice President Mike Pence.
In State of the Union, Biden mixes bipartisanship with defiance
President Biden, facing a vocal and divided Congress, used his second State of the Union address Tuesday to emphasize popular ideas from job creation to health care, aiming to throw Republicans on the defensive and pitch himself as a friend of ordinary Americans.
Proposal advances for Indiana driving cards for illegal immigrants
A state Senate committee voted 5-4 to endorse the bill, a step that comes after similar proposals introduced over the past decade never advanced in the Republican-dominated Legislature.