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Bipartisan Leaders Beau Baird and Victoria Garcia Wilburn Condemn Murder of Charlie Kirk, Call for End to Political Violence
State Reps. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle) and Victoria Garcia Wilburn (D-Fishers), co-chairs of the Indiana Future Caucus, shared their united condemnation of the murder of activist and commentator Charlie Kirk on a college campus in Utah yesterday. The Indiana Future Caucus brings together bipartisan lawmakers 45 years of age and under.
Pryor commends OUCC recommendation to deny AES hike
Today, Sept. 10, the Indiana Office of the Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) issued its recommendations for the pending rate request from AES. The pending request would increase customers' bills anywhere between $21 and $30 per month if approved. After over 6,700 public comments were filed, the OUCC recommended that the request be denied, the company's return on equity be lowered to 8.5% and monthly customer service fees be reduced by $5.75.
Porter: ‘Share for the good of the people’
On Tuesday, Aug. 26, around 50 Republican members of the Indiana General Assembly visited the White House. Legislators discussed a wide range of policy topics, including Medicaid and Medicare, education, immigration and redistricting. Republican leadership attended a private meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office.
Porter stands with students in the fight against gun violence
Today, Sept. 5, State Rep. Gregory W. Porter (D-Indianapolis) joined hundreds of high school students as they gathered at the Statehouse to demand gun reform legislation.
DeLaney joins students in push for gun reform
Today, Sept. 5, State Rep. Ed DeLaney (D-Indianapolis) joined hundreds of high school students as they gathered at the Statehouse to demand gun reform legislation.
Hamilton condemns child care voucher cuts, points to misplaced priorities
Today, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) announced via press release that Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) voucher reimbursement rates will be cut anywhere from 10 to 35%, depending on age range.
Hamilton thanks Braun for concern for utility ratepayers, calls on general assembly to follow suit
Today, Gov. Mike Braun called upon the Office of the Utility Consumer Counselor to “evaluate utilities’ profits and find cost-saving measures to ease the financial burden on Hoosiers,” per a news release from his office.
Burton responds to Governor Braun’s new OUCC leadership appointment and calls for utility costs review
Today, State Rep. Alex Burton (D-Evansville) released the following statement in response to Governor Braun’s announcement of Abby Gray as the new commissioner of the Office of the Utility Consumer Counselor and his call to review utility company profits:
“Affordability must remain the most prioritized pillar of Indiana’s energy policy. Families in Evansville and across our state continue to raise concerns about the lack of affordability and the constant rise in utility costs. I welcome today’s announcement and look forward to continued collaboration that truly puts Hoosier ratepayers first.
Bauer and Garcia Wilburn condemn unprecedented NDAs, Call for transparency on Governor Braun’s ABA working group
Today, State Rep. Maureen Bauer (D-South Bend) and State Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn (D-Fishers), both members of the Indiana House Public Health Committee, are calling on Governor Braun to end the secrecy surrounding his newly created Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy working group.
Dant Chesser celebrates signing of her bill creating Medicare savings for seniors
- Today, Aug. 27, a bill authored by State Rep. Wendy Dant Chesser (D-Jeffersonville), House Enrolled Act 1226, was ceremonially signed into law. The bill creates cost-saving opportunities for seniors through “The Birthday Rule.”
Porter: We can disagree on policy while showing respect to Medicaid enrollees
Republicans have enacted Medicaid changes with quarterly eligibility checks, work requirements, new waivers and long waitlists. That’s a lot of uncertainty for our 2 million Hoosiers enrollees, half of whom are children. And I want to remind us all of that fact.
Bauer: ‘Hoosiers deserve representation, not rigged districts’
Today, State Rep. Maureen Bauer (D-South Bend) condemned the Indiana House and Senate Republicans’ willingness to bend to President Donald Trump’s pressure to redraw Indiana’s congressional maps in the middle of the decade, calling the maneuver “a blatant attempt to cheat Hoosiers out of fair representation.”