Articles tagged as: state budget
April 20, 2023
Public gets last chance to testify on new, two-year state budget
The Indiana public got its final chance to testify on the next state budget Thursday, advocating for everything from education to housing to trails.
Read MoreApril 19, 2023
Indiana lawmakers have $1.5 billion more to spend in budget after updated forecast
Indiana lawmakers will have about $1.5 billion more to work with in the new state budget than previously expected.
Read MoreApril 17, 2023
Public health system overhaul clears Indiana House after changes
An overhaul of Indiana's public health system cleared a key legislative hurdle Monday.
Read MoreApril 14, 2023
Weekly Statehouse update: Senate GOP budget, 'Don't Say Gay' changes, TANF increase
Senate Republicans unveil their proposed state budget. Indiana's version of the Don't Say Gay bill clears the Senate after significant changes. And the first welfare expansion in three decades heads to the governors desk.
Read MoreApril 13, 2023
Senate Republicans unveil state budget proposal, without any school voucher expansion
The state budget plan from Senate Republicans does not include any expansion of the states school voucher program marking a major split from the House GOP.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2023
House Republicans advance state budget to Senate for further negotiations
House Republicans sent their proposed budget to the Senate Thursday, where disagreement likely looms over tax cuts and school voucher expansion.
Read MoreNovember 28, 2022
Holcomb's READI program ready for more funding in 2023 state budget
Gov. Eric Holcomb's major economic development initiative -- the READI grant program -- looks set for another major influx of funding.
Read MoreNovember 19, 2021
Indiana’s public health commission explores funding issues that health officials say exacerbate disparities
Indiana’s public health commission is considering ways to overhaul the state’s funding model, which is riddled with problems and leaves many Hoosiers without crucial preventive interventions.
Read MoreApril 26, 2021
Cash-Strapped State Environmental Agencies Face More Budget Cuts
At a time when more Hoosiers are getting outside, the legislature has made even more budget cuts to Indianas underfunded and understaffed environmental agencies.
Read MoreApril 23, 2021
Highlights Of Indiana's New State Budget
The Indiana General Assembly gave final approval Thursday to a new two-year $37 billion state budget that is bolstered by $3 billion in federal coronavirus relief funding. The new budget takes effect in July.
Read More