Articles tagged as: Governor Mike Braun
March 31, 2025
INDOT commissioner resigns after less than three months; replacement named
The Indiana Department of Transportation has a new commissioner for the second time since Gov. Mike Braun took office in January.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2025
Indiana has a new public records czar
Gov. Mike Braun announced attorney Jennifer Ruby as the state’s Public Access Counselor. She will provide guidance and advice on the state’s public records and open meetings laws.
Read MoreMarch 25, 2025
Gov. Mike Braun signs first bill into law, creates online portal for farmers
Indiana will create an online portal for Hoosier farmers, a one-stop-shop for them to connect with the government.
Read MoreMarch 18, 2025
IDOH halts gender change requests on birth records to comply with Braun executive order
The Indiana Department of Health issued new guidance to local and county health departments to stop accepting gender change requests for Indiana birth records.
Read MoreMarch 17, 2025
Gov. Mike Braun joins Statehouse rally pressuring lawmakers to make significant property tax cuts
Gov. Mike Braun spoke to a crowd of a couple hundred people at the Statehouse Monday who were rallying for property tax relief — or, in many cases, the elimination of property taxes altogether.
Read MoreMarch 12, 2025
Gov. Mike Braun orders limits on environmental laws, cuts environmental justice from permit criteria
Gov. Mike Braun signed two executive orders Wednesday. One aims to reduce environmental “over-regulation” to help businesses grow and another to cut environmental justice out of decision-making.
Read MoreMarch 4, 2025
Braun signs order to ban transgender women and girls from sports. Advocates say it's dehumanizing
Gov. Mike Braun signed an executive order Tuesday to align with federal moves to ban transgender women and girls from playing sports. Advocates say the orders are products of a nationwide campaign of misinformation and paranoia targeting transgender people.
Read MoreMarch 3, 2025
Gov. Mike Braun expands paid parental leave benefits for state employees
Gov. Mike Braun signs an executive order to extend paid parental leave benefits for state employees.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2025
Gov. Mike Braun again highlights property tax relief in invite-only roundtable
Governor Mike Braun held an invitation-only roundtable to discuss his property tax relief agenda in Madison County on Friday. As IPR’s Thomas Ouellette reports, Braun continues to stress that he wants broad tax relief, despite how much it’s expected to cost local governments and schools.
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2025
Braun signs two executive orders to tackle unemployment fraud, improve work search efforts
Gov. Mike Braun signed two executive orders Thursday to reduce fraud and add new requirements for Hoosiers on unemployment.
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