Public Indiana colleges and universities will eliminate 19 percent of their degree programs to meet requirements added to the state’s budget, according to the Commission for Higher Education.

Gov. Mike Braun was given slightly more expansive authority this year to explore tolling Indiana’s interstate highways.

Up to 40 middle and upper management positions could be eliminated as the Indiana Department of Child Services said it aims to devote more resources to frontline services.

A property tax case heard by the Indiana Supreme Court this week could have a huge impact on local government and school finances — and, some worry, throw the state’s property tax assessment system into chaos.

Gov. Mike Braun created a new task force to address Indiana’s growing demand for energy — largely driven by AI data centers, new manufacturing plants and electric vehicles. But consumers — who will be paying for the things needed to meet that demand — don’t have a seat at the table.

The public currently has a chance to weigh in on a proposed rule by the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles to ban people from changing the gender marker on their driver’s license.

Despite being the incumbent, this is the Republican’s first run for the office — Nieshalla was appointed by Gov. Eric Holcomb in 2023.

Indiana’s voucher program grew to 76,00 students and nearly $500 million in spending for 2024-25 and the average participants remain white, affluent families in metro areas.

Gov. Mike Braun directed the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to review its rules in an executive order in March. Among other things, Braun ordered IDEM to reconsider rules that significantly raise the cost of living for Hoosiers, overburden businesses or are stricter than federal ones.

Indiana lawmakers will study water safety education, medical debt and postpartum care during this year’s interim study committees, among other topics legislative leaders said are “meaningful” to working families.