Indiana Lawmakers Consider $2 Cigarette Tax Hikes
Indiana lawmakers have just a week to close a staggering $2 billion hole in the state’s next two-year spending plan.
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Newest Forecast Data Projects $2B Less In State Revenue
In a sharp turnaround from the flush financial fortunes of the last budget cycle, Indiana’s projected revenue for the next budget cycle fell by $2 billion according to new forecast data publicized on Wednesday, April 16.Â
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Governor Cabinet Secretaries’ $275K Salaries Nearly Top State Pay
The eight cabinet secretaries serving under Gov. Mike Braun will be some of the highest-paid employees in the state — with each taking home $275,000 for their new positions.
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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.Â
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Inflation Hits Indiana State Capital, Infrastructure Projects
By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle INDIANAPOLIS – Ever-increasing prices at the pump and grocery store checkout line aren’t the only places where Hoosiers can see the impact of inflation – state building projects are also feeling the budgetary strain. Pent-up demand for delayed services and supply chains … Read More
Senate Passes Budget And Concludes Legislative Session
By HILLARY CHERRY Press Secretary, Sen. Ryan Mishler Sen. Ryan Mishler has announced the passage of a new state budget that provides significant funding increases for K-12 education. The Indiana budget passed by the Indiana General Assembly is honestly balanced, focused on funding Indiana’s most important needs and … Read More
Nisly Gives Highlights Of First Eight Weeks
It has been an honor to serve as the State Representative for the people of House District 22. We have spent the last eight weeks debating bills, and now we are at the halfway point where the bills that have passed through the House move over to the … Read More