The five Hoosier politicos to be on the lookout for this year

Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray speaks (R-Martinsville) at a 25th anniversary celebration of the safe haven newborn surrender law at the Indiana Statehouse on Nov. 18, 2025. (Photo by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz/Indiana Capital Chronicle)

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Niki Kelly

Monday, January 5, 2026 5:36 PM

Braun told the Indiana Capital Chronicle he wants to focus on health care costs but didn’t give any examples of how that would occur.; lawmakers have been working on health care for several years and have a bit of fatigue on the topic

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Indiana seeking federal approval to toll motorists traveling Interstate 70

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 7:06 PM

At the highest proposed rates, a passenger vehicle would pay $10.50 in tolls to travel one-way between Terre Haute and Richmond on I-70, while semi-trailers would be charged $57 for the 150-mile trip
Utility, residents disagree on need to cut trees

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 6:41 PM

“We understand how important trees are to our Indiana communities, and we try to balance those concerns with the need for reliable and safe electric service,” said Duke spokesman; “however, trees and vegetation are the leading cause of outages across our Indiana system”
Online lottery bill advances as ban eyed on other Indiana internet gambling

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 6:15 PM

An analysis prepared by the Legislative Services Agency projects that online sales would boost the Hoosier Lottery’s revenues by between $314 million and $629 million in the third year
Johnson County community invited to experience immersive poverty simulation

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 5:00 PM

Participants get a chance to experience just what life in poverty is like; each person assumes the identity of someone navigating the daily challenges of poverty and works with their assigned “family” to get through one simulated month
Fast-growing Westfield unveils blueprint for downtown redevelopment

Monday, January 5, 2026 5:56 PM

The plan sets nothing in stone, but it provides a road map to guide current and future officials in making downtown a place people want to live, work, eat, shop and explore on foot

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The five Hoosier politicos to be on the lookout for this year

Top Stories

Indiana seeking federal approval to toll motorists traveling Interstate 70

Utility, residents disagree on need to cut trees

Online lottery bill advances as ban eyed on other Indiana internet gambling

Johnson County community invited to experience immersive poverty simulation

Fast-growing Westfield unveils blueprint for downtown redevelopment