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DEI or MEI
January 31, 2025
The governor changes DEI—Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to MEI—Merit, Excellence, and Innovation.
The 2025 Budget
January 24, 2025
The state budgeting process is, as they say, complicated. Host Jon Schwantes, sits down with four of the General Assembly’s key budget architects.
Legislative Leadership part II
January 17, 2025
Host Jon Schwantes welcomes House Speaker Todd Huston and Senate Pro Tem Rodric Bray along with Minority Leaders Shelli Yoder and Phil GiaQuinta in part 2 of Indiana Lawmakers legislative leadership show.
Legislative Leadership Part I
January 10, 2025
Host Jon Schwantes speaks with Indiana's legislative Leadership, Speaker Todd Huston, Senate Pro Tem Rodric Bray, Minority Leaders Shelli Yoder and Phil GiaQuinta on the first episode of Indiana Lawmakers in 2025.
Session Review
March 22, 2024
As always, the last word on Indiana's legislative session goes to the people who follow it closest. Take one last look at the bills that sparked major debate among legislators — and those with which Gov. Holcomb took issue — with Statehouse reporters Brandon Smith and Niki Kelly, as well as Dr. Laura Merrifield Wilson, a political science professor with the University of Indianapolis.
Caucus Leaders
March 15, 2024
At the outset of the 2024 short session, the leadership of Republican supermajorities predicted a “quiet” session devoted to “fine-tuning.” What followed may offer new definitions of those words.
Higher Education
March 8, 2024
This month, "March Madness" might not necessarily refer to basketball, but to the battle over who will control what can be taught or said at Indiana’s public colleges and universities.
Environment and Energy
March 1, 2024
Green comes in many shades, but they don't always go together. Take, for example, the seeming incompatibility of “nature's hue” and the “color of money” — a clash that’s on near-constant display at the Indiana Statehouse. This week, we’ll examine the tension between two shades of policy priorities with Rep. Matt Pierce, Dr. Gabriel Filippelli of IUPUI, and Dr. Nick Soltis from UIndy.
Elections
February 23, 2024
What's to blame for Indiana's nation-low voter turnout? We look for answers with Sen. J.D. Ford and Dr. Laura Merrifield Wilson, a political science professor with the University of Indianapolis.
AI and Data
February 16, 2024
In an about-face from previous sessions, this year Hoosier lawmakers have shifted their focus towards reining in technology that might be detrimental, if not downright dangerous.
Do Indiana's education reform efforts make the grade?
February 2, 2024
See if Indiana makes the grade when it comes to improving our state’s education outcomes. We'll explore current reform efforts, including addressing low literacy rates, chronic absenteeism, and more.
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