Articles tagged as: state budget
November 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 MoreApril 22, 2021
$37 Billion State Budget Clears Legislature With Shockingly Overwhelming Support
A revenue forecast unveiled a week ago was the game changer. It projected $2 billion more for the new budget, much of it put into K-12 education that all but guarantees teacher pay raises.
Read MoreApril 20, 2021
Republican Leaders Unveil State Budget With 'Historic' Education Funding
Gov. Eric Holcomb and top Republican lawmakers announced the latest budget proposal Tuesday, which includes the state's biggest investment in K-12 education -- nearly $2 billion in state funding for schools over the next two years.
Read MoreApril 20, 2021
WATCH: Gov. Eric Holcomb Rolls Out Updated State Budget Plan
Gov. Eric Holcomb and other state leaders provide an update on House Bill 1001, the state's two-year budget.
Read MoreApril 20, 2021
New State Budget Will Spend Billions In State, Federal Dollars To Pay Debt, Invest In Future
Gov. Eric Holcomb said the states new, $37 billion state budget will be "transformational" for Indiana's future.
Read MoreApril 16, 2021
Weekly Statehouse Update: GOP Overrides Veto, New Revenue Forecast For State Budget
This week at the Indiana Statehouse, Republicans voted to override another Gov. Eric Holcomb veto. Plus, a new revenue forecast projected billions of additional dollars for the new state budget.
Read MoreApril 15, 2021
Educators Urge Lawmakers To 'Go Big' On School Funding After New Revenue Forecast
The state's largest teachers union says it wants lawmakers to take action on recommendations made by the governor's compensation commission to boost teacher pay.
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