The coalition is a state branch of the national nonprofit Right to Start, which advocates for laws that provide tax breaks, provide procurement dollars and reduce regulations for startups and small businesses.
Raising base salaries for teachers was a key focus of Gov.-elect Mike Braun’s platform during the governor’s race, but anxiety about the state budget might be a roadblock.
Democrats assailed the recommendations as not providing enough relief to Hoosier taxpayers, and for giving “handouts” to businesses.
Braun’s new cabinet will seek to model “efficiency, accountability and communication in state government,” he said in a news release.
The letter accuses the Indiana Democratic party of hiding allegations and sheltering offenders. It also demands transparent investigations into any and all allegations of sexual harassment and assault involving party members.
A balanced budget and property-tax relief are among the priorities for state legislators in the Indiana General Assembly.
An expected tight budget cycle could limit how much lawmakers are willing to designate for existing technical investments—never mind additional requests.
Ahead of Organization Day at the Indiana Statehouse on Tuesday, Senate President Pro Tem Rod Bray released his slate of Republican committee chairs.
During the Indiana Chamber Legislative Preview event, Statehouse leaders said the biggest issue on the table—and a major campaign talking point—is property taxes.
Sen. Greg Taylor of Indianapolis was reelected by the Indiana Senate Democratic caucus just hours after The Indianapolis Star reported three women have accused Taylor of sexual harassment.
Rosenberg, whose position includes serving as president and CEO of the Indiana Economic Development Corp., sought permission to take a vaguely defined executive role at Indiana University related to workforce and the economy.
It will be Holcomb’s 27th and final international economic development trip as governor, and his first visits to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
A panel of judges ruled 2-1 that the law’s restrictions are within the purview of the Indiana General Assembly and do not infringe on the constitutional rights of transgender children, their parents or medical providers.
The councils will primarily focus on fiscal efficiency and improving the economy but also on issues involving public safety, energy and natural resources and health care.
Indiana’s public universities are seeking millions of dollars for capital projects, but the state’s Commission for Higher Education wants lawmakers to concentrate funding in the next budget cycle on deferred-maintenance projects.
Indiana’s State Budget Committee on Tuesday kicked off its first hearing for the upcoming 2026 and 2027 fiscal years. Lawmakers are set to file an initial vision for the $40 billion-plus biennial budget in January.
Eleven adult content companies and a trade organization say the state of Indiana’s discovery requests in an age verification lawsuit are “invasive” and “harassing”—prompting Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office to dismiss the allegations of overreach as “outlandish.”
Preliminary results showed Republicans had earned enough apparent victories to retain at least 67 seats in the 100-member House, and 40 of the 50 seats in the Senate.
Braun’s transition team largely consists of former members of Gov. Mitch Daniels’ administration and board members of the nonprofit Hoosiers for Opportunity, Prosperity & Enterprise, or HOPE.
Republicans are pouring financial resources into a handful of legislative races around the state, recognizing potentially tight margins with an aim to protect the party’s supermajority hold in the General Assembly.
