Legislative Updates

Indiana Lawmakers Revisit ‘Cable Pollution’ Complaints as Locals Press for State Oversight
Indiana Supreme Court Dismisses Latest Disciplinary Case Against AG Todd Rokita
Pharmacists Press Lawmakers to Drop ‘Out of Date’ Law Test from Licensing Requirements • Indiana Leaders Hint at Early Redistricting ‘Resolution’ Following Third Meeting with VP • Federal Shutdown Could Hurt Government Services like WIC, SNAP in Indiana • Indiana Revenue Comes in Strong for September, First Quarters • ‘Harder to Keep Teachers’: Indiana Fiscal Policy Panel Weighs Salary Gaps, Educator Shortage

Shut It Down • Indiana Sees Enrollment Gains at its Public Universities • ‘A Blueprint’: State Readies Replacement to Outdated Waste Management Plan • Democrat Beau Bayh to Run for Indiana Secretary of State • ‘Nobody’s Happy’: City-County Council Passes $1.7B Budget for 2026 Amid Concerns

Indiana Seeking Utility Regulators • Governor Braun’s Strategy Increases Wages, Return-on-Investment for Hoosier Taxpayers • Hoosier Farmers Celebrate Taiwan’s Pledge to Buy $6B in U.S. Corn and Soybeans • Panel Hears Warnings on Rising Indiana Prison Population, Local Corrections Funding Shortfalls • Committee Scrutinizes Maternal, Infant Mortality Rates • States Scramble to Plug Transportation Funding Holes

In 2025, States Continued to Be More Active Than Congress • Indiana Governor Floats November Special Session on Redistricting • Indiana Energy Secretary Blasts Local Moratoriums, Calls Energy Development ‘Patriotic’ Task • Power Up Indiana • New Bill Seeks to Restore Millions in Medicaid Funding to Indiana Hospitals • Federal Reserve Cuts Key Rate by Quarter-Point, Signals Two More Cuts This Year • Decline in K-12 National Reading, Math, Science Scores Probed by US Senate Panel • State Regulators to Rule on NIPSCO Subsidiary Plan for Data Center Customers • Treasury Releases New Proposals for ‘No Tax on Tips’ • Medicaid Work Requirements Delayed Until 2027 Following Federal Action

United States Supply Chain Prices Unexpectedly Fell in August • Chronic Absenteeism Continues to Improve in Indiana Schools, New State Data Shows • I-69 Bridge Project Advances • Work-Based Learning Guide Released • What Could Come After Interest Rate Cuts This Week • State Revenues Continue to Beat Estimates

‘A Signal’: Indiana Maintains Top Credit Rating • “No Tax on Tips” For These Jobs • Hogsett’s 2026 City Budget Includes $10 Million for Homelessness • Braun Names Next Top Utility Customer Advocate, Tees Up Regulator Overhaul • More Opposition Announced for Proposed Google Data Center in Franklin Township • Weak Summer Labor Market Growth Flashes Warning Signs for the Economy • Indiana Slashing Rates for Child Care Providers • Hoosiers Voice Concerns Over Potential Election Law Changes at Indianapolis Hearing • Indiana Officials Embark on Japan Trade Mission • READI Regions Provide ‘Sound Foundation’ for Indiana’s Regional Policy, Study Says • Braun Appoints New Public Safety Secretary in Latest of Several Leadership Changes • Chronic Absenteeism Rate in Indiana Schools Drops Again

Trump Privately Presses Top Indiana Republicans to Redistrict During White House Meeting • Survey: Hoosiers Oppose Mid-Decade Redistricting • Purdue Receives $7M to Expand Chipshub Initiative • Indiana Energy Secretary Highlights ‘Regional Approaches,’ Conservation Priorities at Water Summit • Government Shutdown Looms as Congress Returns After Monthlong August Recess

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