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.

The two top priority bills this legislative session will have huge impacts on the financial futures of state and local governments, and many Indiana residents.

Workforce development leaders in Indiana say potential state budget cuts could threaten the future of programs that support students.

A bill that could keep coal plants online and give tax incentives to small modular nuclear reactors is headed to the governor's desk. Some lawmakers question whether Hoosiers should pay for those incentives with a $2 billion shortfall in the state budget.

Indiana's state parks are expected to face a $10 million deficit — with only a few days left before state lawmakers finalize the budget. Without more funding, there may not be enough seasonal staff this summer.

Republican budget architects said they made "a lot of progress" over the weekend crafting a state budget that takes into account $2 billion less in revenue than previously thought. But those leaders are mum on the specifics of what that progress includes.

"All options are on the table" for the state budget as lawmakers will have $2 billion less to spend than previously expected.

The Senate advanced the budget bill Tuesday, a $46.8 billion spending plan that will evolve further over the next several days.

Senate Democrats proposed a series of amendments to the budget Monday that would generate more money for the state — and Republicans rejected them all.

Provisions in the state’s draft budget could leave the Indiana Historical Society in a bind, possibly without a building.