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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 ...
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 ...
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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.
New revenue eaten up by Medicaid budget forecast
Dec 17, 2024 · Key budget writers described themselves as “cautiously optimistic” about Indiana’s financial future, even as Medicaid budget growth continues to outpace overall revenues. “The revenue forecast is … a 3% increase in revenue next year and a 0.3% increase the year after that. But Medicaid ...
Indiana Supreme Court justices explain why execution will go …
Dec 10, 2024 · In a split, 3-2 decision, Indiana’s Supreme Court justices issued an order Thursday evening denying requests by Corcoran’s lawyers to delay his impending execution date and allow for his case to be reviewed or to overturn his sentence. Release of their opinion that explains the reasons behind the court’s decision was delayed until Tuesday morning, however.
Education, health care highlight budget pitches for lawmakers
Dec 17, 2024 · In 2024, the state spent $26.7 million on summer school, with 15.7% of those costs going toward the two reading courses. Jenner acknowledged the tight budget session coming up and said she would be asking for a budget increase but that the agency also needed to be held accountable.
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.
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 …
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.
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