Tom Davies

UPDATE: Attorney General Todd Rokita is standing by claim that Sen. Liz Brown blocked immigration bill because of "illegal alien" relative. Brown calls that a lie and has filed misconduct complaint against him. Rokita's response: "Liz can get in line." https://t.co/nl75xraYaB

Gov Braun says he didn't ask legislators to abolish the alumni-elected Indiana University trustees -- but no one else has owned up to pushing for the change. "I did not say that I was against it,” Braun said. “I didn’t bring that up as an issue." https://t.co/qauIJHqWmw

RT @wrtv: Veterans say an oxygen therapy program helped heal their PTSD and traumatic brain injuries. But the state is pulling the plug htt…

RT @StateAffairsIN: A top House Republican initiative to boost the salaries of deputy county prosecutors became a casualty of the state bud…

Gov Braun looking ahead for more work on property tax overhaul, but says he took the deal he could get with legislators this year: “When you’re pissing off people on each end of the spectrum and most in between say that it was a solid package." More ⬇️ https://t.co/HjoxBCzeUr

RT @IndianaProSPJ: Tell us it’s banquet week without telling us it’s banquet week… 😅. We’re looking forward to seeing more than 250 of Indi…

Final Indiana budget deal didn't include the House Republican priority of millions to boost pay of county deputy prosecutors. The deal also didn't give money toward big requests from Lt Gov Beckwith and Secy of State Diego Morales. Details in story⬇️ https://t.co/jOsQHe4zIT

RT @indystar: Micah Beckwith's $87K SUV started with a request for 'all the bells and whistles' https://t.co/nKG24oz28K

Lt Gov Beckwith digs in on his video comments defending the 1787 Constitution's Three-Fifths Compromise. No reply from Gov Braun to call from civil rights groups for him to rebuke Beckwith's remarks. Beckwith told us before “I like poking the bear a bit." https://t.co/u8j8YgrFtl

Legislators have agreed on a plan to eliminate two elected county judges, scaling back a previous proposal for abolishing 11 county courts, mostly in rural areas. The judge positions being abolished are in Monroe and Blackford counties. More⬇️ https://t.co/WUm5YA1pSz

RT @kaitlin_lange: As Trump pushes to defund NPR and PBS, Indiana lawmakers insert last-minute state funding cut from @kayla_dwyer17 https…

RT @hayleighcolombo: Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith's office has signed a no-bid contract with a Noblesville-based law firm that's closely…

RT @ArikaHerron: Language slipped into the 220-page budget deal gets rid of alumni elections for Indiana University's board of trustees and…

Overview of the Republican budget deal: 2% boost for K-12 funding; universal school vouchers in 2nd year; cuts for higher education and county public health funding; cigarette tax increase, while keeping the scheduled 2026 and 2027 income tax rate cuts https://t.co/TtMME0L1kW

There is an Indiana budget deal -- Gov. Braun joining Republican legislative leaders for 4:30 p.m. news conference on the plan. That sets things up for possible Thursday adjournment of this year's session