NEWS
Hopper half-full or half-empty?
No iGaming, some charity gaming, some tweaks, no tax hikes Following what was effectively a three-year interregnum in which gaming legislation was leges non grata thanks to an ongoing set of federal investigations which imprisoned three former legislators on [...]
Therapy session for Guv
Signs on in tough times, but how does the environment stack up? Some quasi-random thoughts to ponder about the first legislative session for the Braun Administration . . . Someone in the hallway with experience in 206 under a [...]
“Liberation Day” or doomsday?
Transpo tariff turmoil continues – how it affects the Hoosier State Editor's Note: This story was originally published in the April 18, 2025 issue of Indiana Transportation Insight. Hey, didn’t we just talk about tariffs? Yes, but . . [...]
No union with Union . . .
House GOP folds Union School Corp. dissolution into SB 1 Editor's note: This story was originally published in the April 11, 2025 issue of Indiana Education Insight. Deep within the 400 pages of the House Republican Caucus’ version of [...]
Tracking a Speedway casino
Could a Penske Rolling Stone casino at IMS qualify? Editor's note: This story was originally published in the April 4, 2025 issue of Indiana Gaming Insight. We’re racing closer to a casino in Indianapolis . . . and we [...]
A need to Elevate transparency
$25M in state money goes where? Audits, OIG probes pending Governor Mike Braun (R) on April 8 signed an executive order that will require increased transparency for non-profit foundations and corporations created to assist state government agencies. But we [...]
IN the out corridor
Gov. Braun’s original pick for INDOT commissioner quietly exits Just 11 weeks into the role, the Governor’s original pick for Indiana Department of Transportation commissioner, Kent Abernathy, a veteran of top jobs in other state agencies under two previous [...]
No more zoning defense?
Behning: Local gov’ts can’t use zoning to block charter schools A zoning fight over a charter school location in Indianapolis last year ruffled feathers of charter proponents – and apparently House Committee on Education Chair Bob Behning (R) of [...]
Lotto fun while it lasted
Fourth-biggest Hoosier Lotto $42.5M jackpot hit in Tell City A single ticket sold in Perry County wins the $42.5 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot on Wednesday, March 12. The winning ticket was purchased at On the Fly #822, a four-pump [...]
Gaming out the budget
Gaming bills back; can gaming help to boost the budget, too? Following a muti-year informal moratorium on gaming legislation imposed by legislative leadership due to an ongoing federal grand jury investigation of the relationship between the gaming industry and [...]