Kaitlin Lange

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Brittany Carloni |Kaitlin Lange |Hayleigh Colombo

President Donald Trump will not be among the 300,000-plus fans at the Indy 500 on Sunday, but we asked our local and statewide elected officials about whether they plan to be at IMS for the race. Here's what we found about Gov. Mike Braun, Mayor Joe Hogsett and more. If you're like me and have no plans on Sunday, keep an eye on indystar.com for coverage of all things race day from our colleagues who will be at the track. -BrittanyAdvertisementAdvertisementForwarded this newsletter from a friend?

1 month ago | indystar.com | Kaitlin Lange

Wondering which bills crossed the finish line in the final hours of the 2025 Indiana Legislative session? And who are the biggest winners and losers? IndyStar's Statehouse team will go live with analysis and a recap of the session on Friday during your lunch break, less than 24 hours after lawmakers are planning to pack up and go home for the year. Tune in here on at 11:30 a.m. Friday for our 2025 Legislative Session Recap show.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Kaitlin Lange

Wondering which bills crossed the finish line in the final hours of the 2025 Indiana Legislative session? And who are the biggest winners and losers? IndyStar's Statehouse team will go live with analysis and a recap of the session on Friday during your lunch break, less than 24 hours after lawmakers are planning to pack up and go home for the year.

1 month ago | jconline.com | Kaitlin Lange |Brittany Carloni

4:59 pm ETBudget makes drastic changes to university oversightKayla DwyerThe last few pages of the 220-page state budget posted publicly Wednesday night, which lawmakers plan to vote on tonight, contains new language asserting state control over multiple aspects of state universities' governance. One section gives Gov. Mike Braun the power to appoint all nine membersof the Indiana University board of trustees, and to replace any of them.

1 month ago | indystar.com | Kaitlin Lange

Indiana's legislative session will likely wrap up today. Track the latest updates here Kaitlin LangeIndiana lawmakers are planning to wrap up the 2025 legislative session today, likely pushing dozens of bills across the finish line in the final day. Lawmakers will likely vote on anti-DEI language, a ban on marijuana advertising and some contentious health care cost-cutting measures.