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State Budget Advanced to Full Senate by Appropriations Committee

HB 1001 / Chamber Supports The Senate majority version of the two-year state budget has been released and will be considered by the full chamber this week. Senator Ryan Mishler (R-Bremen), chair of the Appropriations committee, offered a 201-page amendment stripping the bill of its House-passed contents and inserting new language. All other amendments were defeated along party lines [...]

2023-04-17T10:20:54-04:00April 17th, 2023|

Senate Begins Work on Budget

HB 1001 – State Budget Authored by Rep. Tim Brown (R-Crawfordsville) The budget bill appropriates money for the operation of the state, K-12 and higher education, the delivery of Medicaid and other services, plus various other distributions and purposes. Chamber position: Support in part The latest: The Senate Appropriations Committee began hearings of the House-formed budget bill this week. The opening [...]

2021-03-19T13:17:05-04:00March 19th, 2021|

Budget Fireworks? … Don’t Count on Big Show

Let’s face it, there isn’t really that much disagreement between the Governor’s budget, the House budget and now the Senate budget. This is because they are all “balanced” and “maintain strong reserves.” They all fund schools and support teachers, etc. We shouldn’t be surprised that they are similar in most regards because these folks all work together throughout the [...]

2019-04-12T14:01:55-04:00April 12th, 2019|

What the Senate Leadership Changes Mean for the Business Community

This marks the first session without fiscal stalwarts Brandt Hershman and Luke Kenley, both of whom retired from the Senate – Hershman’s announcement coming just before Christmas. While it’s hard to replace such experience and wisdom, those stepping up to fill their shoes have been waiting in the wings for a while and should make for smooth transitions. Back [...]

2018-01-08T10:24:02-05:00January 5th, 2018|