Interns Sought For 2024 Indiana General Assembly
Area lawmakers are seeking interns to join them at the Statehouse during the 2024 legislative session.
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Lawmakers Get Unexpected $1.5 Billion For Budget In Latest Forecast
The General Assembly will have another $1.5 billion under the latest forecast to incorporate in the two-year budget before session ends in just 10 days.
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Indiana Senate Spars Over State-Funded Teacher Gun Training
Indiana’s Senate on Tuesday, April 18 — after vivid and emotional arguments — approved legislation creating a state-funded gun training program for school staff.
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Budget Amendments Refine Economic Development But Leave Mental And Public Health Funding Uncertain
The $43.3 billion state budget overcame another hours-long hurdle Monday evening, with Republicans adding a handful of amendments but resisting the majority of efforts to change the underlying bill.
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From Pesticide To Coal Ash, Lawmakers Want More Control
Indiana lawmakers want to give the General Assembly more power over decisions that are currently left to state agencies — a move that some advocates say would put Hoosiers’ health and environment in jeopardy.
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Indiana Allocates $22.9M In School Safety Spending
The Indiana Secured School Safety Board has approved more than $22.9 million in matching state grants, marking the fourth consecutive year of record-breaking school safety investments.
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Commentary: Let’s Not Wait To Send A Billion Bucks Back To Hoosiers
When the State of Indiana officially closed our fiscal books on June 30, we collected $1.24 billion dollars more than was last forecast, which has created over $6 billion in reserves.
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County Council Critical Of BPP Tax Elimination Bill
Like the Warsaw Common Council earlier this week, the Kosciusko County Council on Thursday approved a resolution opposing legislation regarding the business personal property tax elimination.
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Snow Authors Bill To Protect Hoosier Grain Farmers
The House Agriculture and Rural Development Committee Wednesday voted to advance legislation authored by State Rep. Craig Snow (R-Warsaw) and co-authored by Dan Leonard (R-Huntington) helping Hoosier grain farmers recoup losses when facing grain mill failures.
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Legislators Introduce 16 Bills To Limit Governor’s Emergency Powers
After a months-long pandemic managed almost entirely by Gov. Eric Holcomb, many Hoosier lawmakers had one takeaway: the governor has too much power.
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Straight Ticket Votes Will Not Count For At-Large County Council Races
INDIANAPOLIS — Straight party voting has changed in Indiana and this November Hoosiers should take note before going to the polls. Hoosiers will still be able to cast a straight ticket on Nov. 8, but that vote will not count for any individual candidate for county council or … Read More
Representative Nisly ‘Eager To Serve Hoosiers’
State Representative Curt Nisly (Republican-Goshen) joined fellow legislators at the Statehouse today, Organization Day, for the first official meeting of the 119th General Assembly. All 100 members of the House, including eight new Republicans, were sworn in by Chief Justice Loretta Rush. Rep. Nisly was elected to represent … Read More