Indiana Legislative Insight

How he – and we – see process, policy at “geographic” mid-point Governor Mike Braun (R) offered his take Tuesday on the first half of the session and where he intends to direct his efforts over the next two [...]

Governor’s property tax relief plan gutted by Senate GOP Last week we told you that the legislative perception of the Governor’s property tax relief proposal was that it “needs fixed,” in the Hoosier vernacular. After having their ears bent [...]

Lots of multi-level sub rosa drama over property tax cut issues Even as lawmakers work to (conditionally) extend individual income tax cuts through additional years, the big tax issue on the agenda is property tax relief. The state has [...]

New governor tells us how he intends to circumvent a need to veto We’ve been privileged to converse with each of Indiana’s last nine governors –everyone who has led the state in the past 50+ years to gain their [...]

Get your pencils and scorecards ready for this year’s starting line-up Governor-elect Mike Braun names the largest complement of state agency directors to date headed into Christmas, an intriguing mix of holdovers, former leaders and staffers, current and former [...]

Senator-elect builds on 2021 memo with new working class plan U.S. Sen.-elect Jim Banks (R) releases a two-page “Policy Vision for the 119th Congress” that he titles “Working Families First.” The memo not only outlines his objectives to Hoosier [...]

Team Braun details priorities, policy proposals, implementation Governor-elect Mike Braun (R) sheds some additional light on his administrative and policy priorities this week, eager to put wins on the board as quickly as possible out of the gates, even [...]

Reps. Yakym, Houchin make intentions, ambitions known When election week ended, it looked like two Hoosiers with not even five years of total congressional service between them would be making credible bids for leadership roles in their party . [...]

Harris, McCormick, McCray, Wells all lose; supermajority intact Two years ago analysts puzzled over why Hoosiers – particularly women – didn’t rebel against the Republican legislative supermajority just two months removed from passage of a strict abortion ban . [...]

Demos seek leverage, cash from events, polling Democrats are beginning to feel optimistic about their chances in the gubernatorial race this fall, a prospect that would have been unthinkable back in early May . . . but we are [...]