The lawsuit challenges a new budget provision that gives the governor full control over Indiana University’s board of trustees. Previously, three members of the nine-person board were elected by IU alumni and the governor appointed the others.
A pair of voting advocacy groups have sued the state over a controversial new law that prohibits the use of college IDs as a form of identification at the polls.
In legislation newly signed into law, the state will bolster its efforts to build tailored career development pathways by creating a short-term credential framework to offer hands-on workforce opportunities.
A letter signed by 26 former chairs of the Board of Managers for IU’s Alumni Association expressed “alarm and anger” over provisions that take away alumni power to elect some IU trustees.
Indiana cabinet members, lawmakers, lobbyists and more gathered Wednesday to celebrate Gov. Mike Braun’s first 100 days in office—but the man of the hour had tough words for his second-in-command.
The state-affiliated nonprofit averaged more than $2 million in spending annually on travel and more.
Commerce Secretary David Adams announced last week that the state had frozen funds earmarked for Elevate Ventures, but he did not outline specific concerns about the nonprofit or its operations.
Controversial language targeting homeless Hoosiers, regulating marijuana-like products and cracking down on illicit massage parlors perished late Thursday — even as Indiana lawmakers crammed changes to a new property tax reform package into an unrelated agency bill to end the session.
The Indiana Legislature approved a pared-down $46.2 billion state budget bill early Friday morning that will triple the state’s cigarette tax and cut funding for a wide swath of entities and programs.
The plan is not as sweeping as the one initially approved by the Indiana Senate on April 16. Still, the compromise measure would cut nine judicial posts in four counties and add 8 judicial jobs in four others.
The actions stem from growing concerns over how the state conducts economic development activities, how much it spends on those activities and how transparent it is about its business.
To further close the gap, leaders also said they would reduce planned spending for public health, higher education and government agencies.
Gov. Mike Braun confirmed Tuesday he is arranging for an independent audit of Indiana Economic Development Corp.’s spending and accounts, just weeks after he ordered more transparency for the agency’s nonprofit foundation.
Gov. Mike Braun signed 10 bills—technically enrolled acts—into law on Tuesday, including a contentious parental rights proposal and one adding requirements for developers of long-haul water pipelines.
Indiana legislation to study the absorption of secessionist Illinois counties heads to Gov. Mike Braun after a successful concurrence vote Thursday, along with measures to examine “noncompliant” prosecutors and expand local funding options for transportation infrastructure.
Dozens of bills received final concurrence votes in the Indiana House and Senate on Wednesday and are headed to the governor.
About 15 hours after the Indiana Senate approved a high-profile property tax bill, Gov. Mike Braun signed the legislation, codifying his campaign promise of providing widespread relief to Hoosier homeowners.
The high-profile property tax legislation has been criticized both for not providing enough homeowner relief and for reducing revenue for local governments.
The governor and legislative leaders have for weeks gone back and forth on the key components of Senate Bill 1.
The Governor’s Office singled out the Indiana Economic Development Foundation, which supports IEDC travel and business-attraction efforts, for failing to produce years of transparency reports.