Indiana officials directed more than $130 million Tuesday to state and local road programs, replacing revenue lost in June amid Gov. Mike Braun’s continued suspension of the state’s gasoline taxes. The State Board of Finance approved three transfers totaling $130.45 million from the State Highway Fund’s existing balance — not directly from Indiana’s broader budget […]
After days of deadly storms, historic flooding and widespread power outages, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on Friday requested a presidential emergency declaration to bring federal assistance into the state. The request, submitted through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, seeks federal support for emergency response costs. That could include expenses associated with water rescues, restoring electricity […]
The Braun administration’s top contract-oversight official can immediately begin lobbying Indiana lawmakers for a construction company after an ethics panel Thursday waived a one-year restriction on such work. The Indiana State Ethics Commission unanimously approved the waiver for Department of Administration Commissioner Brandon Clifton, who plans to become director of government affairs for Hagerman Group. […]
Democratic lawmakers are calling for an independent audit of an assessment tool used by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration amidst a surge in Medicaid disability waiver denials. The agency denied 6% of disability waivers this year following the rollout of interRAI in January — far higher than the previous sub-1% denial rate. The […]
As many as 300,000 low-income Hoosiers could be subject to Indiana’s new Medicaid work requirements, state officials estimated Tuesday. But key parts of the compliance and exemption process remain unfinished. The first deadline is less than two months away. Although the mandate takes effect Jan. 1, 2027, anyone applying for or renewing coverage that month […]
As more Hoosier communities debate data centers, a growing number of local governments are reaching for moratoriums. Nearly a third of Indiana counties have adopted data center restrictions, with Indianapolis now considering a temporary halt of its own. Concerns about water, power, taxes, infrastructure and transparency deserve serious answers. But moratoriums can have unintended, far-reaching […]
We saw both sides of the Medicaid coin this week. First, Senior Reporter Casey Smith delivered a three-part series digging into exactly why so many Hoosiers have dropped off the rolls for the state’s low-income health insurance program. The stories were, at times, heartbreaking. Parents spending hours, days and weeks to ensure their disabled children […]
If there was any question whether Hoosier cuisine could find new uses for butter, deep fryers and over-the-top fixings, this year’s Indiana State Fair sets the record straight. Consider the butter-dipped ice cream: vanilla soft serve coated in melted butter, which hardens into a golden shell finished with flaky sea salt. Or the deep-fried Lindor […]
Over the past year, I have been noodling over the possibility of installing solar panels on my roof. This simple curiosity eventually turned into action — I got several quotes for what solar installation might cost. It was at that point that I discovered a 2017 Indiana state law that makes installing solar financially difficult […]
After more than a year of eligibility reviews that have already removed hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers from Medicaid, the state’s low-income health insurance program is entering a new phase that could determine whether even more beneficiaries lose their coverage. Over the next 18 months, Indiana is expected to implement a series of state and […]
