Articles tagged as: Eric Holcomb
December 28, 2021
Holcomb takes lessons from nearly two years of the COVID-19 pandemic
Gov. Eric Holcomb said one of the biggest lessons in governing he’s learned in that time is how to rely on the team around him.
Read MoreDecember 23, 2021
Holcomb thinking about message sent by ending public health emergency
Gov. Eric Holcomb has already laid out the technical side to ending the public health emergency. There are only three legislative changes he needs lawmakers to make to ensure Indiana won’t lose hundreds of millions in federal funding tied to the pandemic.
Read MoreDecember 17, 2021
Holcomb wants health emergency provisions split from vaccine mandate ban
Indiana House Republicans have tied a controversial push to effectively ban private companies from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates to language that would help end the state’s public health emergency.
Read MoreDecember 8, 2021
Holcomb 'frustrated' with absurd vaccine-refusal reasons
With Indiana’s COVID-19 hospitalizations doubling in the past month, Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb is expressing frustration with what he calls “absurd” reasons some people have for refusing vaccinations.
Read MoreDecember 3, 2021
Holcomb says COVID-19 is 'going to be with us for a long time'
Gov. Eric Holcomb said he and other state officials are constantly monitoring the COVID-19 situation as concerns rise about the virus’s newest version, the omicron variant.
Read MoreDecember 2, 2021
Indiana COVID-19 health emergency likely extending into 2022
Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the 21st monthlong extension of the public health emergency he first issued in March 2020 along with an executive order continuing a handful of administrative actions but no business or crowd restrictions. Both orders are in effect until Jan. 1.
Read MoreNovember 23, 2021
Holcomb expects Camp Atterbury resettlement efforts to end by January
The National Guard base has been a temporary home for some 7,200 people who fled Afghanistan after the collapse of Kabul.
Read MoreNovember 17, 2021
Indiana high court taking governor's suit over emergency law
The Indiana Supreme Court issued an order Wednesday taking over a lawsuit that Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb filed against the GOP-dominated Legislature contending that a law granting the power violates the state constitution.
Read MoreNovember 16, 2021
Lawmakers consider December meeting to help governor end public health emergency
Indiana lawmakers may come back into session ahead of schedule to help Gov. Eric Holcomb end the state’s public health emergency.
Read MoreNovember 16, 2021
Indiana's higher education commissioner announces plans to step down in 2022
In a news release, Commissioner Teresa Lubbers said she will also step down as chair of the Governor's Workforce Cabinet.
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