A group of elected officials, business leaders and community members in the Lafayette area are drafting a letter to the Indiana Economic Development Corp. seeking details about the state’s plans to draw water from the Wabash River aquifer.
The gun-safety advocacy group Shannon Watts began in her kitchen a decade ago grew into a political juggernaut with chapters in all 50 states and tens of thousands of volunteers.
Indiana’s veterans, active duty and reserve service members want two big things from the General Assembly: continued tax benefits and expanded treatment options—including mental health — in their communities.
Teresa Ayers will serve the remainder of former council member Bruce Kimball’s term through the end of 2023. Kimball died Dec. 30, which triggered Tuesday’s caucus.
Gov. Eric Holcomb stressed in his State of the State address that further investments are needed in K-12 schools and higher education, workforce training and public health if Indiana expects to meet the talent demands of high-wage employers.
President Joe Biden is moving forward with the repayment plan even as his one-time debt cancellation faces an uncertain fate before the Supreme Court.
The caucus’ main initiatives are laid out in eight senate bills, although some priorities are intended to be folded into the two-year state budget that lawmakers must finalize before the end of the session in April.
The drafting of a new two-year state budget will be the primary focus, but debates over hot-button social issues could force their way to the forefront.
When drafting the state’s next budget, lawmakers will need to consider the state’s ongoing commitments and one-time obligations under the cloud of a potential recession.
Republican John L. Couch is now the fifth candidate to enter the May primary seeking a nomination to run in Indianapolis’ mayoral election.
Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early Saturday, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks.
The other candidates in the Democratic primary for mayor—State Rep. Robin Shackleford and political newcomer Gregory Meriweather—haven’t filed campaign finance reports yet.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. is asking for $600 million over the next two years for a deal-closing fund, along with a one-time injection of $150 million for a revolving fund for land purchases. Democrats argue that Republicans already have given the agency a “blank check.”
The contours of a deal that could make Republican leader Kevin McCarthy the House speaker have begun to emerge after three grueling days and 11 failed votes in a political spectacle unseen in a century.
Kristen Burkman will compete with Jake Gilbert and Scott Willis in May’s Republican primary election. Mayor Andy Cook has not yet announced if he will seek a fifth term.
The House adjourned Wednesday evening after another contentious day in which Republican Kevin McCarthy of California again failed three times to get the necessary 218 votes to take the speaker’s gavel.
The funding requests are part of the governor’s ambitious $3 billion “Next Level Agenda,” which calls on state lawmakers to approve historic investments in education, public health and state employee salaries.
Hospitals are expected to come under more scrutiny and public health spending will be debated in this year’s Indiana General Assembly.
The Indiana Medical Licensing Board will take up a complaint next month against an Indianapolis doctor who is at the center of a controversial abortion case.
Already, Jane Burgess, a former member of the Zionsville School Board, and John Stehr, a former news anchor at WTHR-TV Channel 13, have announced they will seek the GOP nomination.
