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Braun announces 30-day break on Indiana sales tax for gasoline
Mackenzi Klemann and Niki Kelly | Indiana Capital Chronicle Gov. Mike Braun issued an executive order Wednesday to enact a 30-day suspension of the 7% sales tax on gasoline — with the potential for [...]
State Budget Committee approves toll road hikes, child care boost
Leslie Bonilla Muñiz | Indiana Capital Chronicle A panel of state officials on Thursday green-lit a deal letting the Indiana Toll Road’s private operator raise rates twice annually — in exchange for a $700 [...]
‘Unreachable number:’ Johnson County officials look to bonds amid $530M road funding shortfall
Elissa Maudlin | Daily Journal Three years ago, Johnson County officials estimated that roughly $382 million was needed for capital road projects. Now, the price tag is even higher. Officials now estimate that about [...]
Amendment eliminates delivery fee from road funding bill
Niki Kelly | Indiana Capital ChronicleA House panel examining how to increase road funding dialed back a wide-ranging bill Monday.The House Roads and Transportation Committee accepted a substantial amendment to House Bill 1461 to remove several key [...]
Sustainable road funding requires an evolution in our thinking
Road and bridge advocates closed the books on the 2023 Indiana General Assembly session knowing a significant discussion on infrastructure funding was yet to come. In 2017, when lawmakers passed a historic funding package, [...]
BIC connects with federal leadership at TCC Fly-in
The Build Indiana Council team recently attended the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-In in Washington, D.C. The event with BIC’s federal partners served as a whirlwind, 36-hour trip to the nation’s capital and featured [...]
2022 construction session is here!
BIC was pleased to join Gov. Eric Holcomb and INDOT leaders in early April to officially launch the 2022 construction season. With more than 1,300 state projects scheduled for construction, this season is shaping [...]
Eminent domain, new INDOT leadership and more on this episode of The Crossroads Forum
A new episode of BIC’s “The Crossroads Forum” podcast is out - and this episode covers some serious ground! From wrapping up the 2022 legislative session to talks of gas tax holidays, join BIC Executive [...]