Last year, Indiana was the beneficiary of over $177 billion in federal support, according to an Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute analysis released Monday.... Read More
Legislators determined to cut property tax bills for homeowners and businesses this session have left local officials with difficult choices about whether to cut services or raise income taxes to make up for substantial funding gaps over the next three years.... Read More
In order for the cuts to kick in, the legislation stipulates that the state’s revenue must hit certain growth benchmarks. However, the state hasn’t reached those benchmarks in at least two decades.... Read More
Indiana fiscal leaders learned Wednesday they’ll need to build the state’s next biennial budget around a $2 billion decrease in projected revenue, further constricting what’s already been a tight budget-crafting process.... Read More
Gov. Mike Braun debuted a suite of executive orders under his “Make Indiana Healthy Again” initiative Tuesday morning, drawing support from top Trump administration officials Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz.... Read More
The Indiana Senate voted early Tuesday morning to send the House’s version of a high-profile property tax bill to the governor, passing legislation that has been criticized both for not providing enough homeowner relief and for reducing revenue for...... Read More
The $46.8 billion balanced budget—meaning spending does not exceed revenue—was more difficult to achieve this year than most due to the state’s growing Medicaid costs and slowing revenue growth.... Read More
By passing an amendment offering greater short-term tax relief, the Indiana House reached a compromise with Gov. Mike Braun, who had pushed the Legislature to pass wide-reaching and immediate property tax relief this session.... Read More
Braun signed an executive order requiring all state-affiliated nonprofit foundations and corporations to comply with mandated reporting requirements and catch up on all missed reports within the last 10 years, even if they were granted an exemption.... Read More
Indiana House Republicans’ property tax reform proposal advanced out of committee Monday morning, as expected, but demands from Gov. Mike Braun and some Republicans for even more relief could complicate the bill’s future.... Read More
