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Lawmakers hint at road funding changes • Indiana Capital Chronicle
6 days ago · It appears all funding options are on the table as budget heads and other lawmakers on Wednesday called on the Indiana General Assembly to boost transportation infrastructure investment at the state and local levels. The two-year panel — the Funding Indiana’s Roads for a Stronger, Safer Tomorrow ...
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Dec 13, 2024 · Seniors, disabled Hoosiers and children all on the state’s waiting list for services BY: Whitney Downard - December 16, 2024 Two separate waitlists overseen by the Family and Social Services Agency have been likened to crises by critics, delaying much-needed health and child care services to Hoosiers in need.
Check out our top 10 stories of the year • Indiana Capital Chronicle
19 hours ago · 9. Supercharging county public health. Also last year, lawmakers spent big on public health. After a yearlong analysis from the Governor’s Public Health Commission found that Indiana spends a paltry average of $55 per resident annually, they authorized $225 million over two years in optional funding for counties.. Whitney reported that nearly all counties opted into the first year of funding ...
What to expect in the final hours before Indiana's first execution ...
Dec 17, 2024 · Barring a last-minute intervention by Indiana’s governor, death row inmate Joseph Corcoran will die in less than 24 hours, before sunrise Wednesday. The convicted murderer is currently being held at the Indiana State Prison, located in Michigan City. The execution will be the first in 15 years ...
Lawmakers get first glimpse of budget asks
Nov 13, 2024 · Indiana’s State Budget Committee on Tuesday kicked off its first hearing for the upcoming 2026 and 2027 fiscal years. Lawmakers are set to file an initial vision for the $40 billion-plus biennial budget in January.
Migrants in Indiana: an opportunity for some, a strain for others
Nov 18, 2024 · Recently, Logansport attracted national attention following an influx of Haitian migrants with temporary protected status.Changes to federal asylum policy means that other migrants crossing the southern border live in a sort of legal limbo, making them one of the roughly 3.5 million pending cases in immigrant courts.
With one week (we think) left to go, here are some issues hanging …
Mar 4, 2024 · A Senate chamber vote is also expected Monday for House Bill 1001.The work-based learning proposal — which builds off a massive 2023 bill that put in motion statewide career-centered education and training programs — would expand career scholarships accounts (CSAs) for training and apprenticeships, rather than traditional college degrees. If passed, the bill still needs final approval from ...
Indiana governor candidates discuss absenteeism, literacy, and …
Oct 24, 2024 · Braun: Invest in career scholarship programs, support extracurricular exploration, and reward schools for graduating students prepared to excel in their career, college, or the military.. Q: School attendance in Indiana is improving, but remains below pre-pandemic levels. Lawmakers have passed and proposed a variety of solutions to absenteeism, including meetings with families to identify ...
From tax credits to higher speed limits, lawmakers spent time …
Feb 8, 2024 · In between racing to shepherd hundreds of proposals through the legislative process ahead of bill-killing deadlines, lawmakers found time to hear hours of testimony on numerous controversial or novel ideas never intended to advance.