Gov. Eric Holcomb
Gov. Holcomb signs property tax relief bill, but don’t get excited — yet
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a complex 50-page bill Thursday that would provide some property tax relief for homeowners amid rapidly rising tax bills — but largely not until 2024. House Bill 1499 could save homeowners across Indiana more than $100 million in 2024, according to a fiscal analysis performed by the Legislative Services Agency. But …
Republicans pitched big ideas to fix mental and public health, and here’s where they ended up.
Sen. Michael Crider spent months advocating for a boost of at least $100 million per year to transform Indiana’s struggling mental health system. The Greenfield Republican’s companion bill to the state budget garnered nearly unanimous support and earned the coveted Senate Bill 1 spot, usually reserved for Senate Republicans’ top priority. Then in the thick …
Controversial utility bill is signed by Gov. Holcomb
A bill that will eliminate most competition for the ownership and maintenance of regional transmission lines was signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb on Monday, handing a major win to the investor-owned electric utility companies that sought its passage. The bill had been the center of a fight among business interests with deep pockets …
Glock switches and other machine gun conversion devices are now officially illegal in Indiana
Machine gun conversion devices — commonly known as Glock switches or auto sears — are officially considered illegal for most people under Indiana law following the signing of House Bill 1365 by Gov. Eric Holcomb on Thursday. The devices can be used to convert semi-automatic rifles and handguns into weapons capable of fully automatic fire. …
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on Indiana’s READI program
“This is truly a gateway into Indiana’s world at large. This is a crown jewel in the READI statewide program. This is a good place for the state of Indiana to invest.” — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb
Q&A: The House’s new chief budget writer talks about his budget-crafting decisions
Rep. Jeff Thompson is one of the most powerful Hoosiers. As chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Lizton Republican leads the budget-writing process in the House and helps decide how the state spends billions of taxpayer dollars. While Thompson is new to chairing the influential committee, replacing former Rep. Tim Brown, he’s …
Howey Daily Wire March 6, 2023
A slew of health care bills moving in the legislature: A slew of health care bills moving through the legislature target high prices for Hoosiers by encouraging competition and restructuring how the state pays for services under Medicaid (Downard, Capital Chronicle). But critics say the bills don’t go far enough and more is needed to …
Howey Daily Wire March 5, 2023
Holcomb updates on Ohio toxic waste to Roachdale: Gov. Eric J. Holcomb on Friday issued the following statement related to an update on testing of the East Palestine hazardous waste directed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to be transported to Indiana (Howey Politics Indiana): “Since yesterday when I directed the third-party testing of …
Howey Daily Wire March 2, 2023
Braun’s ‘anti-ESG’ measure expected to earn Biden veto: U.S. Sen. Mike Braun led every Republican senator and Senator Joe Manchin as cosponsors on a challenge of a Labor Department rule allowing retirement plans to consider climate factors in their investment decisions, setting the stage for the first veto of President Joe Biden’s presidency (Roll Call). …
Howey Daily Wire March 1, 2023
Holcomb objects to EPA decision to ship East Palestine waste to state: Gov. Eric J. Holcomb offered the following statement regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to transport hazardous materials from the East Palestine train derailment to an Indiana facility. (Howey Politics Indiana). “I continue to object to the EPA Administrator’s decision, from …