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Indiana Budget Moves To Conference Committee, Negotiations Will Continue
The measure advanced on a 40-10 vote with both parties splitting their votes.

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The measure advanced on a 40-10 vote with both parties splitting their votes.

The next revenue forecast is slated to be published on Wednesday and will inform the final version of the budget.
Lawmakers on Monday, a key deadline day, also pushed charter school and floodplain measures.
The bill would nix a mandate for school administrators to discuss certain concerns with teachers and unions.
The bill advanced back to the House for additional consideration and a possible sendoff to the governor.
That brings the total investment in the site by Lilly to $3.7 billion and up to 700 new jobs.
The three proposals demonstrate the sometimes conflicting priorities of senators, House lawmakers and Gov. Eric Holcomb.
Transparency advocates argue the bill could obfuscate the role big donors play in politics and beyond.
The crowd greeted former Vice President and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence with boos, the only speaker to receive such a response.
The former president spoke for the first time since his indictment.
Both the House and Senate had crucial deadlines and some bills saw significant changes in opposing chambers and some emerged unscathed.
Critics say the bill's elimination of competitive bidding for new transmission projects will cost ratepayers more.
The rally was so loud at times it was hard to hear in the House chamber.
The Senate released its budget plan Thursday, spending $43.3 billion over two years and ending the biennium with $3.2 billion in reserves.
“With our lawsuit, we aim to protect Hoosiers’ jobs, property and freedom from the Biden administration’s excessive regulations,” he said.
The legislation is up for a key committee hearing and vote today.
Kratom, picketing, birth control and speed limits are among the casualties.
The Senate narrowly passed a pharmacist birth control bill that now goes to the governor.
A ruling is expected in the coming weeks and months
According to the American Lung Association, a 10% price increase on cigarettes reduces consumption by 4% among adults and 7% among youth.