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Kayla Dwyer

Indianapolis

State Government and Politics Reporter at IndyStar

State government & politics reporter @IndyStar. Signal: 317-431-6992

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  • Attorney: Hogsett probe omitted 'uncomfortable' texts from mayor, contradicted women's claims

    3 weeks ago | indystar.com | Hayleigh Colombo |Kayla Dwyer

    Taxpayers paid about $450,000 for the investigation from an out-of-state law firm about Mayor Joe Hogsett's response to sexual harassment and assault allegations against his former top aide.

  • 'Devoid of any rationale': Judge orders Indiana to reopen COVID rental assistance program

    3 weeks ago | indystar.com | Kayla Dwyer

    That means anyone whose application had been stonewalled around that time must get processed, and now, so must new applications, for as long as the roughly $20 million remaining in federal money lasts. "There was no consideration or reasonable basis for the Order," wrote judge Richard Blaiklock, referring to the mid-March announcement that the Indiana Emergency Rental Assistance program, or IERA, would be closing immediately.

  • 'Devoid of any rationale': Judge orders Indiana to reopen COVID rental assistance program

    3 weeks ago | southbendtribune.com | Kayla Dwyer

    A Marion County judge has ordered the state to resume the emergency rental assistance program it abruptly shut down in March with little explanation and with millions of federal dollars on the table. That means anyone whose application had been stonewalled around that time must be processed, and now, so must new applications, for as long as the roughly $20 million remaining in federal money lasts.

  • Should more state taxes go toward MLS stadium? $2B revenue shortfall paused those talks

    1 month ago | indystar.com | Kayla Dwyer

    There were discussions about inserting into the state budget bill language that would allow more tax dollars collected nearby to go toward construction costs of such a stadium. Once the revenue forecast hit, it no longer seemed like quite the right time to do that, and that idea was temporarily tabled, according to a person familiar with the discussions.

  • Gov. Mike Braun signs his first budget that cuts state NPR funding. What else he cut

    1 month ago | yahoo.com | Kayla Dwyer

    Gov. Mike Braun has signed his first two-year state budget as governor, enshrining a sweeping set of cuts that reflect belt-tightening amid national economic uncertainty. The budget also contends with growing Medicaid expenses while continuing to cut state income taxes.

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Kayla Dwyer
Kayla Dwyer @kayla_dwyer17
6 Jun 25

Mayor Hogsett told a reporter that Thomas Cook "was not in contact with anyone" on his 2023 campaign (post resignation from city). @peterlblanchard reports that half a dozen people said this is false. https://t.co/rx8mF97I49 via @mirrorindy

Kayla Dwyer
Kayla Dwyer @kayla_dwyer17
5 Jun 25

The women whose allegations launched the Hogsett administration probe found some things were missing from the final report. Including some late-night texts from the mayor. https://t.co/vWHbCpovdQ via @indystar

Kayla Dwyer
Kayla Dwyer @kayla_dwyer17
5 Jun 25

RT @CarolineB_Indy: I wanted to know if the new group that is charged with making recommendations on IPS's future sustainability will make…