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5 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 · Lawmakers have an unenviable task on health care BY: Niki Kelly - January 24, 2025 I don’t feel bad for lawmakers very often. But trying to solve the national problem of high health care costs and accessibility from a state-level perspective is rough.

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 ...

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 ...

Jan 2, 2025 · Will incoming Gov. Mike Braun look more like Gov. Mitch Daniels or Gov. Eric Holcomb? Despite Indiana’s one-party rule, Daniels and Holcomb could not offer a more stark contrast in style and policy. Gov. Mike Pence is not being ignored, but his agenda was more social than fiscal and doesn’t seem ...

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 15, 2024 · As I head into covering my 26 th regular legislative session, I have never seen such a behemoth load of major issues on the agenda.. The number of fiscal decisions to be made is staggering. Then add in major topics such as health care costs, child care needs and utility proposals and it could be one of the more momentous I have covered in my career.

Sep 25, 2024 · What’s missing? A coherent framework to guide our policymaking and the decisions about water that flow from it. It is incumbent on our next governor and the General Assembly to start asking the hard questions about water, assemble a broad coalition to answer those questions and then put a fair policy in place to ensure Indiana’s water future.

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