5 days ago · The Indiana Capital Chronicle is an independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to giving Hoosiers a comprehensive look inside state government, policy and elections.

5 days ago · While the new governor and budget stewards are tightening state spending due to modest revenue growth, the Indiana Senate on Tuesday passed a bill cutting the state individual income tax rate in the future. Also in the Senate and House, legislators tackled bare-knuckle fighting, fentanyl strips and ...

3 days ago · Niki has covered the Indiana Statehouse since 1999 – including five governors. She has been honored by the Society of Professional Journalists and Hoosier State Press Association for stories on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, criminal justice issues and more.

6 days ago · Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on broad swath of federal payments BY: Jennifer Shutt - January 28, 2025 WASHINGTON — A federal district judge ruled Tuesday the Trump administration must wait until at least next week before it can move forward with pausing federal spending on trillions in grants and loans, though she emphasized the short-term administrative stay might ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Early reaction was mostly positive Thursday to a Senate GOP priority bill that seeks to increase oversight of water withdrawal projects within Indiana.. Bill author Sen. Eric Koch, R-Bedford, said Senate Bill 4 intends to add “some regulatory oversight on high volume water transfers” — a move that comes amid an ongoing debate over a pipeline to pump water from an aquifer in Tippecanoe ...

Jan 13, 2025 · Indiana’s new governor was sworn into office before an enthusiastic crowd of hundreds of the state’s most powerful politicos and everyday Hoosiers on Monday, with speakers focusing on the Hoosier State’s future under the new administration — which coincides with new leadership at the federal level.

Jan 17, 2025 · Advocates gathered at the Indiana Statehouse Thursday to declare legislation on paid leave and newborn tax credits good for babies, their families and the state as a whole. “What should be a joyful time — welcoming a new addition to the family — can become stressful,” the United Way of ...

Dec 25, 2024 · 9. Supercharging county public health. Also last year, lawmakers spent big on public health. After a yearlong analysis from the Governor’s Public Health Commission found that Indiana spends a paltry average of $55 per resident annually, they authorized $225 million over two years in optional funding for counties.. Whitney reported that nearly all counties opted into the first year of funding ...

The Indiana Capital Chronicle is an independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to giving Hoosiers a comprehensive look inside state government, policy and elections. More importantly, we will show how actions at the state level impact your everyday lives. Over the years the number of journalists covering state news has dwindled and The Capital Chronicle will bring more eyes to …

Nov 14, 2024 · Sen. Fady Qaddoura, upper left, presses Indiana University President Pamela Whitten, lower right, during a State Budget Committee meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.