Articles tagged as: state budget
April 20, 2021
Republican Leaders Unveil State Budget With 'Historic' Education Funding
Gov. Eric Holcomb and top Republican lawmakers announced the latest budget proposal Tuesday, which includes the state's biggest investment in K-12 education -- nearly $2 billion in state funding for schools over the next two years.
Read MoreApril 20, 2021
WATCH: Gov. Eric Holcomb Rolls Out Updated State Budget Plan
Gov. Eric Holcomb and other state leaders provide an update on House Bill 1001, the state's two-year budget.
Read MoreApril 20, 2021
New State Budget Will Spend Billions In State, Federal Dollars To Pay Debt, Invest In Future
Gov. Eric Holcomb said the states new, $37 billion state budget will be "transformational" for Indiana's future.
Read MoreApril 16, 2021
Weekly Statehouse Update: GOP Overrides Veto, New Revenue Forecast For State Budget
This week at the Indiana Statehouse, Republicans voted to override another Gov. Eric Holcomb veto. Plus, a new revenue forecast projected billions of additional dollars for the new state budget.
Read MoreApril 15, 2021
Educators Urge Lawmakers To 'Go Big' On School Funding After New Revenue Forecast
The state's largest teachers union says it wants lawmakers to take action on recommendations made by the governor's compensation commission to boost teacher pay.
Read MoreApril 8, 2021
Senate GOP Budget Proposal Adds K-12 Funds For Poverty, Less For School Choice
Indiana Senate Republicans unveiled their $36 billion two-year state budget proposal Thursday making a number of changes to the Houses K-12 funding plan and focusing heavily on one-time spending.
Read MoreApril 8, 2021
Indiana School Voucher Expansion Rolled Back In Senate Plan
A proposed expansion of Indiana's private school voucher program would be scaled back under the new state budget plan from state Senate Republicans, while still boosting the program's spending by about 25 percent.
Read MoreApril 1, 2021
Advocacy Groups Urge Funding For Food Banks, Domestic Violence Victims, Mental Health
Hoosiers got likely their last chance this session to testify on the new, two-year, $36 billion state budget Thursday.
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2021
House GOP Budget Prioritizes School Vouchers, Cuts Cigarette Tax Hike In Half
Indiana House Republicans want to spend at least $65 million less on traditional K-12 schools in their state budget plan than Gov. Eric Holcomb proposed.
Read MoreJanuary 18, 2021
Holcomb's Proposed State Budget Receives Mixed Reactions From Education Groups
Gov. Eric Holcomb's state budget proposal is receiving mixed reviews from education groups.
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