Gov. Eric Holcomb gave his best sales pitch Tuesday as he used his State of the State address to urge lawmakers to support his ambitious, expensive agenda.

Indianas Secretary of State, state auditor, and state treasurer took their oaths of office at Indianas Statehouse Monday.

Indiana Senate Republicans are prioritizing health care issues in 2023 from expanding access to care to trying to lower costs and long-term goals on fiscal issues and public safety.

Indiana House Democrats will push for many of the same priorities Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb is advocating for in 2023.

Indianas legislative session begins on Jan. 9. This year, lawmakers will create the states two-year budget. And theyre expected to tackle public health, workforce and education funding while doing it.

Indiana lawmakers will write the two-year budget this session a document of their policy priorities, more than 200 pages long, that will spend more than $37 billion.

Gov. Eric Holcomb wants to spend more than $5 billion in new and increased spending in Indiana's next budget on everything from education to public health and economic development initiatives.

The city of Indianapolis has prioritized issues it would like to work on with state lawmakers on during the upcoming legislative session.

Key leaders in education have several legislative priorities for the upcoming session -- including a focus on mental health, making high school more relevant and pushing early literacy and early learning in schools.

Indiana lawmakers are expected to seriously debate legalizing online gambling in the 2023 session. And online lottery will likely be part of that discussion.