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 extensions. “I am declaring a gas tax holiday to give Hoosiers relief from the pain at the pump from high gas [...]
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 million windfall — and the governor’s request to spend $200 million expanding a frozen low-income child care program. The Indiana Finance [...]
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 $530 million is needed to fund capital road projects, said Luke Mastin, highway department director. Although he presented a plan to [...]
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 concepts from the bill.Read the full story at https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/amendment-eliminates-delivery-fee-from-road-funding-bill/
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, their solution was informed by findings from the FIRSST (Funding Indiana’s Roads for a Stronger, Safer Tomorrow) Task Force. Last year, [...]
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) recently issued a combined $119.4 million in state matching funds to 229 Indiana cities, towns, and counties to support local road projects through the Community Crossings program.That program is part of the state’s Next Level Roads program, which is a 20-year plan established in 2017 by Governor Eric Holcomb and the state legislature to enhance [...]
Just in time for holiday travel, Interstate 69 is officially open to the west edge of Johnson County. Indiana Department of Transportation officials gathered with construction workers Friday to open the ramp from State Road 144 to southbound I-69, formally completing the interchange between the two roads. The shielding, or the unveiling of the new [...]
Leaders of both Republican caucuses floated the idea of exploring continued tax cuts and education investments Tuesday during Organization Day, which marks the beginning of the 2023 legislative session. The day includes swearing in newly elected legislators and formalizes the votes for leaders in the House and Senate chambers. GOP Senate President Pro Tem Rodric [...]
Gov. Eric Holcomb said he agrees with legislative leaders who are reluctant to pause the state’s gas tax. But he said he’s planning on working with the General Assembly on inflation relief for Hoosiers. Republican legislative leaders have been consistently against using the state’s budget surplus on temporarily halting Indiana’s gas tax. For every gallon Hoosiers [...]
Dive Brief:The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will spur good-paying construction jobs and draw more workers to the industry, said Labor Secretary Marty Walsh at a Washington Post-sponsored online event on Thursday. But to capitalize on the opportunity, further workforce development is needed to bring people into the trades.Walsh said he doesn’t expect the [...]