Mapping out what to expect to expect going forward As U.S. House members returned to Washington, D.C. this week following the end of the August recess – the scheduled summer “district work period” – speculation ramped up on just [...]
Thank you for your attention to this matter! The longer Governor Mike Braun (R) takes to call for a special session for redistricting the better the chances are for such a session to be convened . . . or [...]
A tough decision foisted upon Hoosier GOP lawmakers Redistricting Indiana’s congressional districts at mid-decade was initially raised as a tentative proposition of sorts, and didn’t even seem to gain steam when Vice President JD Vance (R) paid a hastily [...]
IEDC: Elevate Ventures August 4 partial payment = default Following a lull in activity related to Indiana Economic Development Corporation ancillary entities as the six-figure, gubernatorially mandated forensic audit of Elevate Ventures plays out, early August bustled with a [...]
Close-out not a blow-out; better than expected, but taps ’26 taxes This was a fiscal year close-out that – a few months ago – many had feared. After the mid-April fiscal outlook had portended gloom for state coffers as [...]
State Budget Agency directs new five percent spending holdbacks As U.S. House Republicans were figuring out how to respond to the White House rescissions package this week, seeking to maintain the spending prerogative of the legislative branch in the [...]
Signs on in tough times, but how does the environment stack up? Some quasi-random thoughts to ponder about the first legislative session for the Braun Administration . . . Someone in the hallway with experience in 206 under a [...]
$25M in state money goes where? Audits, OIG probes pending Governor Mike Braun (R) on April 8 signed an executive order that will require increased transparency for non-profit foundations and corporations created to assist state government agencies. But we [...]
Gaming bills back; can gaming help to boost the budget, too? Following a muti-year informal moratorium on gaming legislation imposed by legislative leadership due to an ongoing federal grand jury investigation of the relationship between the gaming industry and [...]
Context for 6 3 weeks of budget-making and property tax policy Not much has changed over the past few weeks with respect to the external factors affecting the budget – and, indirectly, the parameters of the property tax relief/reform [...]