NEWS
Mapping out a strategy . . .
A tough decision foisted upon Hoosier GOP lawmakers Redistricting Indiana’s congressional districts at mid-decade was initially raised as a tentative proposition of sorts, and didn’t even seem to gain steam when Vice President JD Vance (R) paid a hastily [...]
A look at 2025 first half revenue
OTY win up aided by TH; Wind Creek, Bally’s CHI hurt us Until the pandemic hit in 2020, we had traditionally presented you a July deep dive into the mid-year casino numbers, detailing how things had progressed through the [...]
EV-related activity recharges
IEDC: Elevate Ventures August 4 partial payment = default Following a lull in activity related to Indiana Economic Development Corporation ancillary entities as the six-figure, gubernatorially mandated forensic audit of Elevate Ventures plays out, early August bustled with a [...]
Just how big and beautiful?
What Trump win might mean for Indiana transportation On July 4, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act received the signature of the President, codifying its controversial provisions into law. While most discussion and information about the bill, spearheaded by [...]
Cuts, freezes, and increases
Universities deal with state funding cuts amid tuition freeze calls Facing deep state and federal funding cuts and political pressure (with a little shaming) to keep college affordable, Indiana’s public universities are getting squeezed and forced to rethink their [...]
Gamblers, operators lament law
Gambling loss cap to cost taxpayers directly; operators upset, too No members of the Hoosier congressional delegation have made any public statement about the surprise change the One Big Beautiful Bill Act made to the 100% deduction for gambling [...]
Coulda been worse . . .
Close-out not a blow-out; better than expected, but taps ’26 taxes This was a fiscal year close-out that – a few months ago – many had feared. After the mid-April fiscal outlook had portended gloom for state coffers as [...]
When the bough breaks . . .
Mid-States Corridor discourse heats up once again More than four decades of escalating tensions surrounding the Mid-States Corridor resulted in a local implosion that shows no signs of de-escalation. Back in May, 121 angry property owners legally faced off [...]
Out with the old
Gov. Braun fires alum-elected IU trustees, appoints familiar faces Roughly one month after he signed the state budget giving him full control over appointments to the Indiana University Board of Trustees, Governor Mike Braun (R) swiftly fires the remaining [...]
Lottery sales lag . . .
Mega jackpots absent; instant ticket sales slow – not just us? Hoosier Lottery revenues face “challenges” from a lack of mega-draw game jackpots and a “softening” in the lottery’s traditional bread-and-butter product, scratch-off tickets, lottery staffers acknowledge at the [...]