Indiana lawmakers pass budget bill, adjourn 2025 session
- Indiana lawmakers approved a two-year state budget worth $45 billion, which includes tax increases on tobacco products and significant spending cuts to public health and higher education.
- The budget gives Governor Mike Braun full control over Indiana University’s Board of Trustees, removing the need for alumni elections.
- Democrats criticized the provisions, describing them as an 'outrageous power grab' that undermines academic freedom and faculty recruitment.
- The budget passed the House with a vote of 66-27 and the Senate 39-11, and is expected to be signed into law by Governor Braun.
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Legislature Passes Budget, Adjourns – WRBI Radio
(Statehouse) – Indiana lawmakers wrapped up the 2025 session after midnight Friday, approving a two-year state budget worth $45 billion. The budget, House Enrolled Act 1001, remains about the same size as the last one, even though the state now expects to bring in $2.4 billion less over the next two years. To help make up the difference, lawmakers more than doubled the cigarette tax, raising it to $2 per pack. They also increased taxes on cigars,


After marathon day, Indiana lawmakers approve budget to close out legislative session
INDIANAPOLIS – Thursday stretched into early Friday morning before the Indiana Senate passed the state budget, bringing an end to the 2025 legislative session. The Senate adjourned just before 1:40 a.m. following a marathon session to conclude this year's business. The Indiana House of Representatives passed the roughly $45 billion two-year budget in a 66 to 27 vote around 12:45 a.m. Friday. The Senate voted about a half-hour later, approving it…
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