Cancer prevention advocates have long called for Indiana to raise its cigarette tax - something the state hasn't done in eight years. But, it's a road funding priority that's finally generating momentum for the controversial move.

The House GOP road funding plan includes a move Bosma says is long overdue - automatic increases in the state's fuel taxes tied to increases in the consumer price index and highway construction costs.

Local communities around Indiana would receive more than $400 million dollars for roads and bridges under a one-time proposal unveiled Thursday by Senate Republicans.

The House Democrats' plan would shift more than $500 million dollars a year from Indiana's General Fund to specifically pay for road maintenance and improvements. The proposal involves using budget reserve dollars to cover that shift in the plan's first year. Pence says that move would put Indiana on a path towards fiscal irresponsibility.

Gov. Mike Pence is proposing a $1 billion boost in state highway funding over four years amid criticism he's faced over road conditions around Indiana.

Pence's plan sets aside $241 million from the state's budget reserves next year, calls for $450 million from the next two state budgets, and plans to generate the rest from new bonds, refinancing of existing bonds and drawing interest from a trust fund.