NEWS
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 [...]
Shave and a haircut – five percent
State Budget Agency directs new five percent spending holdbacks As U.S. House Republicans were figuring out how to respond to the White House rescissions package this week, seeking to maintain the spending prerogative of the legislative branch in the [...]
Fare game?
IndyGo proposes fare hike for the first time in 16 years IndyGo proposes a new fare policy, breaking a nearly 16-year-long streak of stable fees. If approved, rates would rise from $1.75 per trip to $2.75 per trip. All [...]
Big, beautiful tax increase
Fed’l endowment tax discussion worries some Indiana colleges The Trump Administration’s plan to heavily tax some private university endowments under the sweeping “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is largely crafted to target the elite schools, such as the Ivy [...]