NEWS
More clarity revealed on map-making plans
Editor's Note: This story was originally published in the November 7, 2025 issue of Indiana Legislative Insight. We now have some additional clarity about the special session for redistricting and tax compliance thanks to the supermajority legislative leaders . [...]
Map quest
Special session for maps ’n taxes; Guv counting on Senate GOP Editor's Note: This story was originally published in the October 31, 2025 issue of Indiana Legislative Insight. Melissa wasn’t the only hurricane to hit the Western Hemisphere this [...]
INPRS sues over Wall Street fraud
State retirement system claims suggest significant loss; feds sue, too The Indiana Public Retirement System files suit against Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Leucadia Asset Management LLC, and associated entities and their principals seeking damages, rescission and equitable and other [...]
Feds seize FTW ‘casino’ cash
Elks 155 “Charity gaming” cash forfeiture trial vacated We told you long ago about the air of mystery over the Indiana Gaming Commission’s October 24, 2023 seizure of $104,950 from the Elks 155 Charity Casino on St. Joe Center [...]
Cry me a River(Link)
RiverLink ends toll provider’s contract after repeat issues Indiana and Kentucky decide to search for a new toll service provider for the RiverLink tolling system in Southern Indiana, as frustrations continue to mount over billing errors, long wait times, [...]
Changing the trajectory
Lowery reflects on tenure as state higher education commissioner As Chris Lowery steps down today after more than three years as Indiana’s commissioner for higher education, he leaves behind a system he believes is better positioned to address the [...]
Demo, Bayh torch passes to Beau
Bayh statewide ’62, ’68, ’74, ’80, ’86, ’88, ’92, ’98, ’04, ’16, ’26 Indiana Democrats were lost in the wilderness, without a Democratic governor in 20 years, Sen. Bayh lost his Senate seat the last time he was on [...]
The times they are a-changing
As 30th casino gaming anniversary looms, time for assessment? For those who were present at the creation, it may be a bit jarring to realize that December 8 will mark 30 years of legalized riverboat gambling in the State [...]
Wheel-y tough votes
Cities, counties deal with angry locals over road funding tax ask Indiana’s new transportation funding law is leaving local governments with a choice: pass a wheel tax or potentially lose access to one of the state’s most lucrative road [...]
In the Ivy
Pollio settles in at Ivy Tech, wants school to be state workforce engine Ivy Tech Community College President Marty Pollio envisions the state’s largest postsecondary system to become the centerpiece of workforce development in Indiana . . . and [...]