A primary like no other
Flashback: ex-Sens. Delph, Ruckelshaus set to clash in SD 29 If there’s ever been a primary race for the Senate involving a pair of former senators, we’re fairly confident that you’d have to reach back a good 50 years [...]
BMV data deal discussion
Lawmakers probe what the BMV does with your data What exactly does the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles do with driver data? That’s been the burning question from the general public and some legislators for years now. In what [...]
Relo got the mojo, but . . .
HB 1038, with hope for 4 counties, in Senate; changes expected Legislation offering a process by which to transfer the existing casino license from Rising Sun in Ohio to Allen County, DeKalb County, Stueben County, or Wayne County via [...]
F for accountability?
SBOE delays vote again; AG feedback alleges constitutional issues Now well behind its initial statutory deadline of December 31, 2025, the Indiana State Board of Education on Wednesday again delayed voting on the proposed school A-F accountability framework . [...]
Processing the process
This session is marching to the beat of a different drum The Governor’s State of the State address on Wednesday falls a mere five “session” (or committee) days before the committee report deadline in each chamber . . . [...]
Rough road ahead for MSC?
Guv prioritizes MSC while locals, lawmakers question financing Conversations on the Mid-States Corridor highway project proposed in Southern Indiana continue to get increasingly interesting – and louder – as Governor Mike Braun (R) wants to press forward on the [...]
Allen wrench defends the Fort
Initial gaming focus would turn on AC casino; more to come Members of the Indiana House of Representatives returned to Indianapolis December 1 for an early start to the 2026 regular session. They did this to both technically circumvent [...]
Change coming for $1 law?
Goode bill would tweak $1 law; plus, IPS exemption on the table As charter schools in Indiana will soon bring in local property tax dollars for the first time, there are rumblings of conversations beginning regarding the future of [...]
Redistricting detritus
Your final take on what happened and what to expect The fallout from the failed Senate congressional redistricting vote (which a member of the establishment dubbed “the war between consultants” at mid-month) continued through mid-month with much of the [...]
Mid-States money
Questions loom on how locals, state can fund growing MSC cost The Mid-States Corridor highway project has long been pitched by the state as a transformative economic project for Southern Indiana. But as the price climbs and the state [...]