Bill surrounding borders of Indiana, Illinois passes House

House passes Indiana budget through 2027
The Indiana House passed the biennial budget, which received praise from Republicans and criticism from Democrats, on Thursday. The legislature is tasked with crafting a budget to cover state funding over the next two years.
Indiana House passes budget with universal school choice. What else the budget means for you
The Indiana House passed its version of the state's next two-year budget, which implements universal school choice for wealthy families while implementing some modest tax breaks, marking the end of the first half of the legislative session on Thursday.
Illinois secession bill passes Indiana House
A bill aimed at redrawing the Indiana-Illinois border passed out of the Indiana House Thursday with the Speaker of the House suggesting that other Midwestern states join Indiana.
Indiana House passes bill to consider 'adopting' Illinois counties that wish to secede
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Indiana rolling out the welcome mat for disaffected Illinois regions
"If Illinois residents and counties are looking for something different, we're simply raising our hands and saying, you'd be welcome in Indiana," Speaker Todd Huston said.
Bill surrounding borders of Indiana, Illinois passes House, moves to Senate
A piece of legislation that would start the conversation surrounding the adjustment of the borders of Indiana and Illinois, or “Illiana,” has passed through the Indiana House of Representatives. According to a news release from the Indiana House Republicans,
Indiana lawmakers advance plan to take counties from Illinois
House Bill 1008 creates a commission to explore moving the state borders to bring some Illinois counties into the Hoosier state.
Proposed Indiana budget slashes funding for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
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LEAP spending nears $1B with projected budget shielded, investigation finds
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Indiana to stop funding Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, seek private donors
Indiana government is ending support for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program. Private investors to take over, with Gov ...
Is Trump sending a $5,000 'DOGE stimulus check' to Indiana taxpayers? Maybe, maybe not
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Three money-making bills that died in a tight budget year
The bill’s fiscal note estimated it would raise $42 million to $82 million per year in sales tax revenue and $60 million to ...
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A grant for Indiana families to buy tutoring is stopping sooner than expected. Will it come back?
Indiana's $15 million tutoring program for families winds down early, leaving students without support ahead of state testing.
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Where education funding stands at the midpoint of the Indiana legislative session
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Indiana instituted waitlists to curb soaring Medicaid budget. Will they ever go away?
There's little sign Indiana lawmakers will legislate away the new Medicaid waiver waitlists in the short term.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library funding cut from Indiana governor’s proposed budget
The Dollywood Foundation president has responded to the Indiana governor’s proposed budget cuts funding Dolly Parton’s ...