New year, new ed policy
Everything you need to know for the 2025 budget session Hoosier lawmakers enter 2025 with a full education policy agenda – and likely not a ton of new money to spend. We unpacked the situation expected for the next [...]
The 2025 road funding dilemma
Buckle up – everything transpo-related you can expect this session We’ve been predicting the major transportation issues to watch for in the 2025 legislative session for months. Through one-on-one interviews; our coverage of the Dentons Legislative Conference in Association [...]
IURC approves 5.5% decrease for Duke Energy customers
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approves a 5.5% rate decrease for Duke Energy customers for the January-March quarter, which would not quite compensate for the 7.2% 2022 fourth quarter rate hike. Duke also seeks IURC approval for another 16% [...]
AG Rokita critical of governor’s education funding push
In a distinct minority at the State House on the issue of increasing state funding for education: Attorney General Todd Rokita (R). He tweets after the Governor’s State of the State address push for more dollars for the classroom: [...]
Spartz appears to set fundraising record
U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R) appears to have established a new Hoosier congressional fundraising record for cash raised from an election through the end of the succeeding off-year, garnering more than $2 million in contributions. Of her overall 2021 [...]
Indiana supports Epic Games appeal versus Apple
Epic Games is appealing its effective loss (on nine of 10 counts) in a major lawsuit it filed against Apple seeking to prove that Apple maintains a monopoly over iOS apps, and it has the support of the State [...]
Will Guv seek to lead NGA? Gov. Holcomb a good fit if timing works
You shouldn’t be surprised to see Governor Eric Holcomb (R) seek to maneuver himself into a leadership role with the National Governors Association. Governor Holcomb is respected by his peers nationally, both Republicans and Democrats — like the Democratic governors [...]
Caesars sues Centaur for $50M+: 2018 IGC transfer fee fraud alleged
Remember that flap between (what was then) Caesars Entertainment Corporation and the Indiana Gaming Commission in early 2018 over whether the $50 million transfer fee imposed under the racino statute “on an initial licensee who sells or otherwise relinquishes a [...]
Mrvan is Frank with Nancy P
New solon seeks seat on Appropriations U.S. Rep.-elect Frank Mrvan (D) is seeking a coveted seat on the House Committee on Appropriations, a tough ask for a freshman — we couldn’t find any majority freshmen who were appointed to [...]
Will referenda go viral?
Covid-19 may prompt physical changes A few years ago, school shootings were prompting Hoosier school corporations to rethink the nature of school buildings and particularly modes of entry, internal ability to seal classrooms from active shooters, and “harden” school [...]