Articles tagged as: indiana state budget
July 15, 2025
Indiana ends fiscal year with $2.5 billion in reserve; worries remain about financial future
Indiana government fiscal leaders say the state remains in a solid financial position as they closed the books on the last fiscal year Tuesday.
Read MoreJuly 14, 2025
As Indiana closes previous fiscal year, how did the state budget get so dire?
The state of Indiana will close the books on its previous state budget Tuesday.
Read MoreJuly 1, 2025
Indiana public colleges cut almost 20% of degrees
Public Indiana colleges and universities will eliminate 19 percent of their degree programs to meet requirements added to the state’s budget, according to the Commission for Higher Education.
Read MoreJune 20, 2025
Advocates say budget cuts at Indiana School for the Deaf becoming a crisis
The Indiana School for the Deaf received a 5 percent cut in the new state budget and recently laid off more than a dozen staff.
Read MoreJune 10, 2025
Agencies instructed to withhold funds on top of 5% budget cuts
The Braun administration has directed agencies to withhold 5% of their funds from specific budget line items — rather than allowing department heads to identify areas for reserves.
Read MoreMay 14, 2025
Indiana Historical Society to keep its building, land following agreement with governor’s office
The deal follows concerns raised during the 2025 legislative session over propose budget language that could have stripped the nonprofit of its biggest asset.
Read MoreMay 6, 2025
Expert: Cuts to 'historic' investment may thwart efforts to tackle Indiana's public health issues
Indiana's "historic" public health funding was scaled back in the final version of the state budget — going from $100 million to just $40 million appropriated for the Health First Indiana initiative. One expert said public health programs take years to build and this decrease could stall important progress.
Read MoreApril 30, 2025
Braun says 'nothing got hammered' in budget cuts, defends slashing local public health funding
Gov. Mike Braun said his first 100 days in office has been a "wonderful opening act" while reflecting Wednesday on a legislative session in which the state budget saw major cuts and property tax reform that didn't go as far as Braun wanted.
Read MoreApril 25, 2025
Weekly Statehouse update: Final budget deal, health care costs, partisan school boards
Lawmakers finish the 2025 session with a state budget that covers a massive revenue shortfall. A measure meant to address high health care costs goes to the governor. And school board races will turn partisan under a narrowly-approved bill.
Read MoreApril 25, 2025
Republicans say approved budget takes care of priorities. Democrats say it moves the state backward
Lawmakers ended the 2025 session early Friday morning by passing a new state budget that Republicans say takes care of Indiana's priorities — and Democrats argue moves the state backward.
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