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Novak calls for public hearings, legislative action on utility regulation
Today, Aug. 26, Northwest Indiana's Democratic House delegation, joined by the ranking minority member of the House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee, called on Speaker Todd Huston to direct the General Assembly to investigate NIPSCO's response to the Aug. 11 derecho that left hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers without electricity — thousands for more than two weeks.
Northwest Indiana lawmakers call for legislative investigation into NIPSCO’s storm response
Northwest Indiana's Democratic House delegation, joined by the ranking minority member of the House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee, today called on Speaker Todd Huston to direct the General Assembly to investigate NIPSCO's response to the Aug. 11 derecho that left hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers without electricity — thousands for more than two weeks.
Garcia Wilburn calls on Braun, FSSA to protect Hoosiers’ Medicaid coverage in disaster-struck counties
Today, State Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn (D-Fishers) called on the Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) and Gov. Mike Braun to take immediate steps to keep disaster-affected Hoosiers from losing their Medicaid coverage and in-home care during the recovery from this month's disaster.
Pfaff reflects on universal private school vouchers in Indiana
Today, Gov. Mike Braun celebrated the first year of universal private school vouchers in Indiana. The program allows any Indiana family, regardless of location or income, to qualify for state-sponsored vouchers to attend private school.
Pryor comments on minority, women contracting program termination following IBLC press conference
Today, August 17, the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus (IBLC) held a press conference to discuss the potential economic impacts of Gov. Braun’s July executive order ending Indiana’s Minority and Women Business Enterprise (M/WBE) program.
IBLC outlines next step in determining economic fallout from Braun’s ending of M/WBE program
During a press conference today, Aug. 17, members of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus (IBLC) were joined by several business owners and community leaders to discuss the impact of Gov. Mike Braun's executive order last month ending the Minority and Women's Business Enterprise (M/WBE) program. Created by the legislature in the 1980's, the program worked to ensure state contracts were equitably distributed among women and minority-owned businesses. Braun's executive order followed Attorney General Todd Rokita's legal opinion that the program violated the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution. This opinion was unprompted by any legal challenge to the M/WBE program.
Errington calls for electric and hybrid vehicle owners to be reimbursed
On Aug. 5, Gov. Mike Braun announced that he would be extending Indiana's gas tax holiday, citing market pressures caused by the war in Ukraine and Canadian wildfires.
Novak issues statement concerning recent NIPSCO rate hike requests
On Friday, July 24, Gov. Mike Braun issued an executive order to keep operating coal-burning power plants which were set to be retired. Braun cited increased energy demands from AI data centers as his reasoning for keeping them open.
Garcia Wilburn responds to Medicaid disenrollment investigation
State Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn (D-Fishers) released the following statement in response to WRTV's investigation into children with disabilities kicked off their Medicaid program.
Porter comments on continued gas tax suspension
Today, Gov. Mike Braun extended the suspension of the 7% sales tax and the excise tax on gasoline via a new energy emergency.
GiaQuinta statement on state gas taxes
On Friday, Aug. 7 at 12:00 a.m., Indiana's state gas taxes will go back into effect, adding a combined 59 cents per gallon. This is because Gov. Mike Braun will hit the energy emergency order limit of 120 days on Thursday, Aug. 6.
House Democratic Leader Phil GiaQuinta (D-Fort Wayne) issued the following statement.