House Passes $30 Billion Budget
The budget contains increased K-through-12 education funding, permanent infrastructure funding, and pays down some of the state’s debt.
View ArticleProposed Senate Budget Increases Education, Road Funding
New funds, where the money comes from and how much are issues in dispute as the state's budget moves forward.
View ArticleHouse And Senate Ironing Out Final Budget
Both budget proposals increase school funding by three-percent over the next two years, and accelerate the planned phaseout of the inheritance tax.
View ArticlePence Wants Public-Private Partnerships To Fund Rest Of I-69
The governor says finding public-private partnerships to finish the road will rank above most other priorities for INDOT.
View ArticleRoad Funding To Include Tolling Study
Congress encouraged Indiana to apply for a toll road exemption, as lawmakers push for feasibility study on interstates
View ArticleCommittee Approves Income Tax Cut As Part Of Road Funding
Democrats on Ways and Means opposed the cut, saying it will weaken state revenues and won’t really help low-income Hoosiers.
View ArticleDems’ Road Funding Plan Dies, GOP Plan Goes To House
The House GOP plan would raise the gas tax to help generate long-term revenue for road funding.
View ArticleHouse Republican Road Funding Plan Moves To Senate
The House approved the measure 61 to 36, with several Republicans joining Democrats in voting no.
View ArticleGOP Road Funding Bills Advance To Opposite Chambers
Lawmakers in each house will now evaluate proposals from the opposite chamber.
View ArticleSenate Gets First Look At House GOP Road Funding Bill
Several members of the Senate Appropriations Committee seem skeptical about proposal’s tax increases.
View ArticleWhat’s Still On The Table To Fund The State’s Road Plan?
Legislators are no longer considering bonds to fund the state's $1 billion road plan and the Senate has backed off plans to eliminate the automatic tax refund.
View ArticleDoes The Cigarette Tax Hike Kill The House GOP Roads Plan?
The cigarette tax hike House Republicans have proposed in their road funding bill isn't faring any better with opponents than the rest of the package.
View ArticleWill Lawmakers Agree On A Road Funding Plan This Session?
Lawmakers from both parties said they were going to make road funding a priority this session.
View ArticleDebate Continues Over Short/Long Term Road Funding Solutions
The Senate remains opposed to the House GOP's road funding plan. House Republicans propose increasing gas and cigarette taxes to create long-term road funding.
View ArticleHouse Republicans Want Road Funding Tied To Regional Cities
It's the latest effort to preserve their road funding plan, which relies on some tax increases.
View ArticleSenate Road Funding Compromise Advances
The bill would spend down the state's surplus instead of generating revenue from tax increases.
View ArticleGOP Road Funding Proposal Reaches Conference Committee
Lawmakers debated road funding in a conference committee hearing as lawmakers approach the end of this session’s debate
View ArticleLawmakers Reach Road Funding Deal But Will Revisit Debate
Republican legislative leaders and Governor Pence have a deal on road funding, but they'll have to revisit the issue next year to come up with a long term plan.
View Article$1 Billion Road Funding Bill Is ‘Short-Term Solution’
Lawmakers say they'll have to revisit road funding again next session.
View ArticleRoad Funding Package Doesn’t Include Tax Increases
The bill does give local governments some ability to raise taxes for road improvements.
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