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EPA Backs Indiana Coal Combustion Residual Program Takeover • Indiana Continues Gas Tax Reimbursements • Federal Reserve Hikes Key Rate for 1st Time in 3 Years • Indiana Legislators Hear Complaints Over Unequal Standards for Child Advocates in Court Cases • Gov. Braun Appoints IBJ Media Exec to Lead IEDC • Indiana Approved for Mass SNAP Replacement • September 2026 Quarterly State Revenue Update • Indiana Unemployment Stays Flat in August

Indiana Supreme Court Rules Sen. Spencer Deery Winner in 3-Vote Primary • Defense Department to Install ‘Micro’ Nuclear Reactor at Crane • Indiana Higher Ed Commission to Review Dual-College Credit Accessibility • These Upcoming Indiana Tax Deadlines are Extended Due to Historic Flooding • Indiana August Revenue Comes In $23.8 Million Above Forecast • IPS to Stop Using Enroll Indy, Drawing Criticism from Charter School Leaders • EPA Plans to Scrap Biden-Era Rules That Limit Power-Plant Climate Emissions

Mobile Driver’s Licenses Coming to Indiana Soon, BMV Tells Lawmakers • Utility Panel Greenlights Reconsideration of AES Indiana Hike • Indiana Gas Tax Suspension Continues Through Oct. 6 • U.S. Added 162,000 Jobs in August, But Wage Growth Continues to Lag Inflation • Dr. Oz, Kelly Loeffler Come to Indiana to Urge Embrace of Employee-Choice Health Plans • Tariffs Cost Indiana More than $8B • Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute Releases College Readiness and Postsecondary Transition Trends Report • Gov. Braun Helps Small Businesses Grow Sales, Export Products with New Funding

Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for State • Indiana In-State Tuition Freeze Continues for Second Year • Gov. Braun Announces New Storm Recovery Texting Service to Indiana 211 • Surplus Eyed to Cover Road Losses • The Top-Growing Jobs in the Country • America’s Tariff Map • Billions in Investment Shows Strength in Indiana’s Manufacturing Sector, Officials Say • Why The the Indianapolis Teachers Union Opposes A Proposed Tax Increase for City Public Schools • State Personnel Department Seeks Raises for Hundreds of Employees in Next Budget Session • Indiana Hospitals End Routine Ambulance Diversion

President Trump Approves Indiana Emergency Declaration, Mobilizes FEMA • Gov. Braun Moves to Protect Storm Victims from Losing Insurance Coverage, Expands Emergency Housing Assistance • Indiana Senate Republican Caucus Endorses Sen. Chris Garten as New Leader • Indiana Transportation Construction Groups Call for State Road Funding Fix • Bears Confirm Second Potential Stadium Site, Reaffirm Commitment to Hammond • Young, Loeffler Pitch Expanded Small Business Lending During Indiana Visit • Pressel: Indy Council’s Tax Hike Creates ‘Concrete’ Funding Source for Match • Federal Grants to Indiana Fell Last Year by More than $700M • The Majority-Minority Shift Changing Rural America • New School Accountability Resources Available

Trump-Backed Challenger Jumps Ahead of Republican Senator in Indiana Recount • Attorney General Todd Rokita Leads Bipartisan Attorneys General Letter Demanding Congress Stand Firm Against Special Interest Pressure and Keep the THC Loophole Closed • Gov. Braun Celebrates $10.2 Million in Grants to Elevate Skills, Careers, and Second Chances Across Indiana • Braun Announces New Energy Emergency, Continues Indiana’s Gas Tax Suspension • Indiana Rural Health Gets $120 Million Boost Through Gov. Braun’s Regional Grant Program • Indy Republican Councilor Josh Bain to Serve as Utility Regulator Following Zay Firing • Fired Indiana Utility Regulator Sues Governor Over His Removal • State Revenues Beat Projections to Start New Fiscal Year • State Rolls Out Tools for New Medicaid Work Requirements • Indiana Literacy Rates Increase for Fifth Consecutive Year

Bray Won’t Seek Another Term as Indiana Senate Leader After Redistricting Fallout • Sen. Chris Garten Announces Bid for Indiana Senate Leadership • Voter Subpoenas Denied in Recount of Narrow Indiana Senate Republican Primary • Young, Coons Introduce Bill to Support Startups and Strengthen Regional Innovation • Indiana State Agencies Turning to AI for Behind-the-Scenes Work • Indiana Reaches 60 Percent FAFSA Filing Goal for Second Year in a Row • Amid Claims of Fraud and Abuse, Indiana Pauses Certification of New Medicaid Service Providers • Governor Diverts Staff to Address Public Access Counselor Office Backlog • Attorney General Todd Rokita Intervenes in Rockport Power Plant Closure • Zay Fired from Utility Regulator Panel Weeks After AES Hike Demotion

Record-High Number of Indiana School Districts Ask Voters for Property Tax Increases • Distributions Underway to Repay Local Governments for Gas Tax Suspension • Braun Appoints New Indiana Utility Regulator • Braun Welcomes Feedback on New Child Care Center Rules • Trump to Impose New Double-Digit Tariffs on Imports from 60 Countries • Braun Among 23 GOP Governors to Sign Trump’s Data Center Pledge • Braun Directs State to Revisit Coal Power Plant Closures • Braun Signs Cybersecurity Executive Order

Braun Administration Launches Program to Get Indiana Communities to Embrace Nuclear • Indiana Regulators to Investigate Utility Profits, Bill Charges • Indiana to End Race, Gender Preferences in State Contracts • Recount Hearing Set for July 28 in 3-Vote Race from May’s Republican Primary • Challenger Drops Recount of 14-Vote GOP Primary Margin for State Sen. Liz Brown • Indiana’s State Budget Reserves Jump 60% in Past Year to $4B • U.S. to Impose 25% Tariff on Some Brazilian Imports, Citing Unfair Trade Practices • Trump Says He Will Impose 50 Percent Tariffs on Canadian Goods • Indiana Not to Participate in SUN Bucks in 2027 • Indiana’s Largest Broadband Expansion Will Bring High-Speed Internet to 123,000 Homes • State of Indiana Fiscal Year 2026 Close-Out Summary

Indiana Consumer Advocate Files for Rehearing in AES Rate Hike Case • Indiana FSSA Shares Medicaid Work Requirement Rules • Student Loan Shake-Up Hits July 1: Here’s What to Know • Young Announces More Than $57 Million for Transportation Infrastructure Projects Across Indiana • Gas Tax Breaks to Cost State, Local Governments $533M • State Panel Winnows Applicants for Utility Regulator Opening; Interviews Set for Next Week • Charted: America’s Tax Divide