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House Republicans advance bill to overhaul Healthy Indiana Plan

Apr 09, 2025

House Republicans have approved a bill to overhaul the Healthy Indiana Plan, sending the measure to the Senate for a possible concurrence. Senate Bill 2 passed out of the chamber 66-28 along mostly party lines on Tuesday after Republicans blocked an array of amendments offered by Democrats the previous day. The Senate will now decide …

How America rose to science dominance — and why it’s now at risk

Apr 09, 2025

MUNCIE, Ind. — As recently as 1900, American colleges and universities educated too few students and did too little research. One way to gauge that is to examine the Nobel Laureates in the physical sciences — chemistry, physics and physiology or medicine. The awards began in 1901, and over the next two decades only two …

States grapple with human trafficking, mental health, disaster fraud 

Apr 09, 2025

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Ink of Hope Act passed in Tennessee last month, which will help tattoo artists spot and report human trafficking — one of the major areas of concern discussed during the annual meeting of the National Association of Attorneys General this week. Under the new Tennessee law, tattoo artists will be required …

Braun silent on House property tax relief plan

Apr 08, 2025

Gov. Mike Braun has yet to comment publicly on the House’s property tax relief plan. His silence comes after he said he would veto the legislation if it failed to provide Hoosiers with “real relief.” Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee on Monday pushed through a 368-page amendment to Senate Bill 1 that …

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April revenue forecast comes at a precarious time

Apr 07, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS — Next week’s General Assembly revenue forecast will determine much of the fate of the next biennial budget. It could be akin to Santa Claus making an April Statehouse appearance, with good numbers producing what the late legendary budget guru Bill Styring once proclaimed, “Christmas presents … for everyone!” Or it could be a …

What’s a living wage in Indiana?

Apr 07, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS — I don’t know what a living wage is, but the folks at MIT think they do. That’s right, MIT, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has developed the Living Wage Calculator for each state, county and metropolitan area in the nation. Then you can answer the unanswerable question: What’s the difference between living in …

Rep. Victoria Spartz defies the ‘zombie congressman’ mold

Apr 03, 2025

WESTFIELD, Ind. — There are and have been Hoosier public officials who would be aptly referred to as “zombie congressmen.” Then there is U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz. The zombies — which would include current Rep. Jim Baird and former Reps. Greg Pence and Trey Hollingsworth — write big personal checks to win their safely gerrymandered …

A State Fair: Who decides? The struggle over government authority

Apr 03, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS — A friend from Columbus, Indiana, sent me an article on Benjamin Franklin’s 1766 discussions with German scholars about federalism in the Holy Roman Empire. It became a model for the American colonies. Federalism is states (independent political entities) coming together for common defense under a single state. It was a state composed of …

Understand Indiana property taxes before your bill arrives

Apr 03, 2025

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Indiana property tax is complicated. Each spring the county treasurer reminds us just how complicated it is, by mailing form TS-1, “Taxpayer and Property Information.” It’s a one-page summary of how they get from the assessed value of your house to the amount you owe on your property tax bill. …

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States face significant challenges in fighting social engineering scams

Apr 08, 2025

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Social engineering scams in states across the nation are increasingly being carried out by overseas criminal networks, some of which have been linked to human trafficking operations that force victims to participate in online fraud, according to a presentation during the first day of the annual meeting of the National Association of …

Braun holds firm on return-to-office order for state employees

Apr 07, 2025

Gov. Mike Braun is sticking with a return-to-office directive for state employees after his executive order substantially overstated the number of remote work hours from last year. Braun signed the executive order eliminating work-from-home options for potentially thousands of state employees on Jan. 15 — his second full day in office. The order cited executive …

State attorneys general seek common ground amid national contentions

Apr 07, 2025

When the National Association of Attorneys General holds its annual meeting in Tennessee this week, members accustomed to clashing over presidential political issues will be looking to bond on matters of common concern. The symposium that kicks off on Monday in Nashville and runs through Wednesday will cover topics like prison mobile phone jamming legislation, …

House Republicans unveil property tax plan, sidestepping Braun’s ‘reset’

Apr 04, 2025

House Republicans are advancing a property tax overhaul plan they say will cut tax bills for most homeowners — but without the more aggressive “reset” sought by Gov. Mike Braun. House leaders said their plan announced Friday would mean lower 2026 property tax bills for most homeowners while leaving some revenue growth for local governments …

Two Medicaid waivers effectively reach capacity for the fiscal year

Apr 04, 2025

Two of Indiana’s Medicaid waivers have effectively reached capacity for the fiscal year, likely leaving thousands without the services they provide for at least the next few months. New invitations for the Health and Wellness Waiver and the PathWays Waiver ceased as of February 2025, according to the Family and Social Services Administration. However, as …