Just before the July 4th holiday, Gov. Mike Braun used his authority to extend the state’s gas tax suspensions for a fourth time. The tax breaks are now set to end on August 6. Most Indiana politicians agree that any further extension would need action from the General Assembly. While a special session to extend [...]
State leaders ended the 2026 fiscal year with big news: a $1.86 billion surplus and $4 billion in reserves. These amounts are up 174 percent and 60 percent from last year. Gov. Mike Braun is highlighting the benefits this could bring when lawmakers meet in January to create a new two-year state budget, with infrastructure [...]
The Indiana General Assembly is about to experience a major change in leadership. Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced today that he will not seek to continue leading the chamber. This news is not entirely surprising, considering the political pressures lawmakers faced after deciding not to pursue a President Trump-backed early redistricting effort 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 several productive conversations with the Hoosier Congressional delegation and federal/state transportation colleagues. The BIC team highlighted the need for Indiana to [...]
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 up to be a productive one. The projects, along with preventative maintenance, represent more than $3 billion in investments this year. [...]
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 Director Brian Gould and lobbyist Laurie Maudlin for an update on news and trends shaping the road and bridge industry. Hear [...]
Implementing the federal infrastructure law received a big boost this month, with Congress passing a 2022 spending bill. The move marks the end to the federal government being propped up by stopgap funding measures. For the road and bridge industry, the budget approval unlocks funding increases provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The [...]
A lot of things can happen, even in a “short” legislative session. With lawmakers headed toward a March 14 adjournment deadline, learn about the issues the Build Indiana Council team is tracking on the newest episode of The Crossroads Forum. Laurie Maudlin, a member of the BIC government affairs team, joins BIC Executive Director Brian [...]
The day seemed standard enough: President Joe Biden was scheduled to travel to Pittsburgh, “The City of Bridges” to discuss the newly-passed federal infrastructure package. However, the day soon turned into a stark visual of why funding the nation’s roads and bridges is so important. Hours before the president was set to arrive, one of [...]
Coming into the 2022 legislative session, the Build Indiana Council team anticipated a relatively quiet year for activity on road and bridge issues. Much of our focus is on setting the stage for serious conversations about the future of Hoosier infrastructure funding when lawmakers write a new two-year state spending plan next year. Now that [...]
