While state officials continue compiling details about recent storm damage across Indiana, Gov. Mike Braun said he was confident that the state can help pay recovery costs regardless of whether additional federal assistance is approved.
Gov. Mike Braun on Wednesday praised the selection of Sen. Chris Garten as the likely next leader of the Indiana Senate, with President Donald Trump celebrating the pick as completing his political retribution campaign. Braun, however, said he has priorities for next year’s legislative session ahead of the congressional redistricting fight that has upended the […]
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 […]
Andy Zay used thousands of dollars in campaign funds to give gifts to staffers at the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, new court filings by Gov. Mike Braun show Braun’s legal team submitted a response to Zay’s lawsuit late Sunday that were made public Monday. In addition to new details on why he fired Zay, it argues […]
Members of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus say Gov. Mike Braun overstepped his authority when he issued an executive order last month targeting a state diversity program. The IBLC hosted a press conference Monday to renew attention to the order eliminating race- and sex-based preferences in the Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises Program without legislative […]
The state plans to request a major disaster declaration to unlock additional federal funding for emergency response costs and damage.
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 Chicago Bears are continuing to look at two Northwest Indiana sites as potential locations for the team’s new domed football stadium, but team officials declined to fully commit to the move across the border in a much-hyped press conference Thursday. “Our focus is on Hammond,” team Chair George H. McCaskey told reporters. “That’s where […]
AES Indiana filed a motion Wednesday asking the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to hold off on a second look at a recent rate case during legal action over the firing of a commissioner by Gov. Mike Braun. Braun fired Andy Zay on Aug. 3 after he was one of three votes supporting a $71 million AES […]
As Indiana enters its fifth month without collecting the gas taxes that pay for road and bridge improvements, builders say the state must reinstate the charges and find more revenue streams. The coalition applauded Gov. Mike Braun for helping taxpayers — and backfilling transportation-funding accounts. But, Indiana Constructors President Richard Hedgecock said, “We don’t want […]
