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      <description>The agency also confirmed its federal tolling application.</description>
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      <title>New forecast shows big growth in Indiana surplus</title>
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      <description>Medicaid eligibility checks result in large decrease in enrollment</description>
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      <description>To make up for state cuts, the county’s top health agency will collect more property taxes.</description>
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      <description>Gov. Mike Braun said his administration has saved $37 million this year through renegotiated state contracts and more efficient vehicle expenses.</description>
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      <description>Indiana government fiscal leaders say the state remains in a solid financial position as they closed the books on the last fiscal year Tuesday.</description>
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      <description>The state of Indiana will close the books on its previous state budget Tuesday.</description>
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      <description>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.</description>
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      <description>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.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>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.</description>
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      <description>The deal follows concerns raised during the 2025 legislative session over propose budget language that could have stripped the nonprofit of its biggest asset.</description>
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