Legislative Updates

Indiana Education Secretary Katie Jenner Unanimously Confirmed as New Higher Ed Commissioner • Indiana’s Tax Savings From the “Big, Beautiful Bill” • Google Data Center Gets Another Approval Over Objection of Southsiders • Survey Identifies Employer Roadblocks for Work-Based Learning for Students, Adults • America’s Hottest— and Coolest — Job Markets • Rural Communities Awarded $11M in Federal Improvement Grants • How Many Boards and Commissions is Too Many? Task Force Seeks Answer

Mayor Joe Hogsett Introduces $1.7 Billion 2026 Budget • Braun Taps First State School Safety Director • ACLU of Indiana Appeals Dismissal Over State’s ‘Intellectual Diversity’ Law • Texas AG: Lilly Offered Kickbacks to Providers to Prescribe Blockbuster Drugs • Indiana Sees ‘Historic’ Increase in IREAD Scores. See How Schools Did. • A White House Visit and Poll Amplify Redistricting Fight in Indiana • Indiana House Republicans Weigh Redistricting in Closed-Door Caucus • Busiest Freshmen • Utility Consumer Advocate Retiring From State Service • Gen Z’s Double-Whammy

VP Vance Meets with Indiana GOP Leadership on Redistricting; Democrats Denounce Effort • A Top Federal Reserve Official Says Dour Jobs Data Backs Case for 3 Rate Cuts • State Revenues Beat Projects in July • Indiana Agencies Outline Spending Cuts in Pursuit of 5% Reserve • States Scramble to Complete Renewable Energy Projects Before Tax Credits Expire • EU’s New AI Code of Practice Could Set Regulatory Standard for American Companies • The trade war is just starting • State agency revises Medicaid budgeting • Young, Klobuchar boost small biz support • Indiana tops U.S. road quality • Senate approves $180B funding pre-recess

Indiana secures major opioid settlement • Fed maintains rates amidst economic uncertainty • Labor market weakens amid policy uncertainty • Job growth flatlines amid revisions • Trump unveils sweeping tariffs strategy

Young, Schatz push for housing reform • Indiana’s college-going rate hits low • USDA hub lands in Indy • Indiana secures $15.1M federal disaster relief aid • Trump, EU agree on 15% tariffs • Indiana’s opioid settlement boost

Indiana’s fiscal outlook remains strong • Indiana clarifies new absenteeism law • Indiana budget cuts by 7% after inflation • Indiana ILEARN shows math growth, flat reading • Indiana seeks flexibility in federal education funds • Indiana fiscal year 2025 ends strong with surplus • New federal rules upend rural broadband initiative

Interim Study Committees Announcement • Bryan Bedford confirmed as FAA head • Senators reintroduce Investing in Main Street Act • DEI references axed in Indiana policies • Megabill’s impact on Indiana’s budget • EU delays tariffs amid trade talks

Indiana’s property values rise 12% • Trump nominates two Hoosiers as US attorneys • U.S. adds 147,000 jobs in June • Brian Schutt to lead Indiana’s new entrepreneurship office • Global trade in limbo again

Senate passes Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” after 11th-hour panic • Indiana colleges freeze tuition • Indiana boosts entrepreneurship with $925K grants • Indiana DCS cuts management layers to boost efficiency • Nieshalla launches bid for Indiana Comptroller

Indiana Quarterly Revenue Update – June 2025 • Bryan Bedford nominated for FAA administrator • Pre-K teachers face unique challenges • IU updates protest policy after court ruling • Student loan reforms advance in Senate • HIP 3.0 faces challenges amid federal changes • Fed holds rates steady amid tariff concerns • Gov. Braun to overhaul IEDC board